12th United States presidential election

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The 12th United States presidential election was the 1816 contest in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe was elected president, marking the decline of the Federalist Party and the start of the Era of Good Feelings.

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instanceOf United States presidential election
political event
alsoContestedOffice Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED
campaignIssues aftermath of the War of 1812
economic recovery
national unity
constitutionalBasis United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionDate 1816
electoralSystem Electoral College NERFINISHED
electoralVotesForMainOpponent 34
electoralVotesForWinner 183
electoralVotesNeededToWin 109
endDate 1816-12-04
eraStarted Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED
followedBy 13th United States presidential election NERFINISHED
follows 11th United States presidential election NERFINISHED
governingAmendmentInEffect Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance marked the beginning of the Era of Good Feelings
marked the decline of the Federalist Party
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection James Madison NERFINISHED
incumbentPresidentPartyBeforeElection Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
location various states of the United States
mainOpponent Rufus King NERFINISHED
mainOpponentParty Federalist Party NERFINISHED
mainWinner James Monroe NERFINISHED
nextElectionYear 1820
notableOutcome Federalist Party failed to recover nationally
numberInSequence 12
officeContested President of the United States NERFINISHED
partySystemContext First Party System NERFINISHED
popularVoteForMainOpponent 38258
popularVoteForWinner 108595
popularVotePercentageForMainOpponent 24.3
popularVotePercentageForWinner 68.2
presidentAfterElection James Monroe NERFINISHED
presidentAfterElectionParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
previousElectionYear 1812
resultType landslide victory for James Monroe
runningMateOfWinner Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED
startDate 1816-11-01
stateParticipation all states in the Union in 1816
tookPlaceDuring post-War of 1812 period
totalElectors 217
vicePresidentialWinner Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED
vicePresidentialWinnerParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
winnerParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED

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