United States presidential election, 1816
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The United States presidential election of 1816 was the contest in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King, effectively marking the end of the Federalist Party as a national force and ushering in the Era of Good Feelings.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| United States presidential election of 1816 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
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presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignCharacterization |
lacked strong organized opposition to Monroe
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low-intensity contest ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electoralCollegeMetDate | 1816-12-04 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeVotesTotal | 217 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteCountForJamesMonroe | 183 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteCountForRufusKing | 34 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesFor |
James Monroe
NERFINISHED
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Rufus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraInitiated | Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States presidential election, 1820 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | United States presidential election, 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1816-12-04 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1816-11-01 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the effective end of the Federalist Party as a national force
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ushered in the Era of Good Feelings ⓘ |
| incumbentPresident | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentEligibleForReelection | no ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentTermLimitReason | voluntarily retired after two terms ⓘ |
| loser | Rufus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
continuation of Democratic-Republican dominance
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decline of the Federalist Party ⓘ post-War of 1812 politics ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesParticipating | 19 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States presidential elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteUsedInMostStates | true ⓘ |
| presidentElected | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialTermStartDate | 1817-03-04 ⓘ |
| reasonStateNotParticipatingIndiana | admitted to the Union too late to choose electors ⓘ |
| stateNotParticipating | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statesCarriedBy |
James Monroe
NERFINISHED
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Rufus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statesCarriedByJamesMonroe | 16 ⓘ |
| statesCarriedByRufusKing | 3 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnder | Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedElectoralCollegeSystem | true ⓘ |
| vicePresidentElected | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialRunningMateOfLoser | John Eager Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialRunningMateOfWinner | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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United States presidential election, 1812
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United States presidential election, 1816
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United States presidential election of 1816