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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
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political event ⓘ |
| alsoContestedOffice | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssues |
aftermath of the War of 1812
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economic recovery ⓘ national unity ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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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