Presidential Election of 1816

Presidential Election of 1816
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{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:12.32px;width:417px;background:transparent;"	1812 ←	November 1 - December 4, 1816	→ 1820
The Eighth Presidential Election was held between November 1st to December 4th, 1816. The Incumbent President Rudolph Hartmann had struggled greatly with the War of 1813, and after practically losing the war he had signed a treaty, right before ratification Secretary of War Henry Erler sailed down and retook New Orleans in the Second Battle of New Orleans, giving the U.S. a sense of last minute victory. Hartmann was still seen as a failure of a President by some, but others viewed him kindly in the upcoming election.
==Candidates==
===Yankee Party===
The Yankee Party had considered working with the new Democratic Party since it included their old ally the People's Labour Party, but most disagreed due to their nomination being President Hartmann, who had supported the War of 1813, which vastly hurt New English Business. In result Massachusetts Senator John Quincy Adams would be the only one to run in the 1816 Yankee Party Primary, winning handedly. Harry Raude, an Independent Representative from Ohio would win the Vice Presidential Primary, beating out Senator Nathaniel Chipman of Vermont.
===Democratic Party===
The Democratic Party had no problems nominating their incumbent President Rudolph Hartmann, though unpopular in the north, Hartmann was considered the best choice the Democrats had. They nominated Georgia Senator William H. Crawford alongside him.
===Patriot Party===
The Patriot Party was unsure on who to pick for their 1816 run, but only two candidates really had any chance in the election, William Gray a Kentucky Senator and their 1812 candidate, and Joseph Brandon a Delaware Senator and their 1804 and 1808 candidate. Brandon was ultimately chose by the Party with some sway from the Gus Family's racist wing, but to keep the power balance together they chose William Gray as their Vice Presidential candidate.
===Constitutional Democratic Party===
The Constitutional Democratic Party was scrambling for a candidate in 1816, their Party leader John G. Benckendorf was only 31, and other contenders like Amo Gus and Theophile Lybaert both declined to take part in the Election. Instead the Constitutional Democrats chose Andrew Kerry the Secretary of State under George Benckendorf, who campaigned on the idea of returning the nation to the Benckendorf policy. For Vice President they chose Philip Cox, a former Pennsylvania State Legislator and a Senate Candidate in 1806.
===New People's Labor Party===
The New People's Labor Party had very few members, so they chose their party leader Gregory Anderson, a Representative of Maine. They also chose Gregory Anderson Jr., Gregory Anderson's son, for Vice President, making it the only Father-Son ticket in American History. Anderson Jr. was a journalist who lived in Boston at the time.
==Results==
The election was divided 4 ways, the Hartmann winning 85 Electors, Adams 53, Brandon 25, and Kerry 24. The election being split was sent to Congress for the third Congressional Contingent Election in a row. 
===Results===
Candidate 	Party 	Home State 	Popular Vote 	Popular Vote 	Electoral Vote	Running Mate 	Running Mate 	Running Mate
Candidate 	Party 	Home State 	Count 	Percent 	Electoral Vote	Vice-Presidential Candidate	Home State 	Electoral Vote
Rudolph Hartmann 	Democratic 	New York 	491,934 	43.09% 	85 	William H. Crawford 	Georgia 	83
John Quincy Adams	Yankee 	Massachusetts	122,423 	10.72% 	53 	Harry Raude 	Ohio 	53
Joseph Brandon 	Patriot 	Delaware 	214,148 	18.76% 	25 	William Gray 	Kentucky 	25
Andrew Kerry 	Constitutional Democratic	New York 	303,639 	26.60% 	24 	Philip Cox 	Pennsylvania 	24
Gregory Anderson 	New People's Labor 	Maine 	9,508 	0.83% 	0 	Gregory Anderson Jr. 	Massachusetts	0
Total 	Total 	Total 	1,141,652 	100% 	187 	 	 	184
Needed to Win 	Needed to Win 	Needed to Win	Needed to Win	Needed to Win	94 	 	 	94
===Popular Votes By State===
 	 	Hartmann	Hartmann	Hartmann	Adams 	Adams 	Adams 	Brandon 	Brandon 	Brandon 	Kerry 	Kerry 	Kerry	Anderson 	Anderson 	Anderson 	Margin 	Margin
State 	EVs	# 	% 	EVs 	# 	% 	EVs 	# 	% 	EVs 	# 	% 	EVs 	# 	% 	EVs 	# 	%
Kentucky 	11 	40,243 	42.5% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	40,622 	42.9% 	11 	13,825 	14.6% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-379 	-0.4%
Maryland 	10 	36,101 	41.7% 	10 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	31,339 	36.2% 	- 	19,132 	22.1% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	4,762 	5.5%
New Hampshire 	6 	15,367 	29% 	- 	18,546 	35% 	6 	5,829 	11% 	- 	13,247 	25% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-3,179 	-6%
New Jersey 	7 	28,490 	34.9% 	- 	29,715 	36.4% 	7 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	23,429 	28.7% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-1,225 	-1.5%
New York 	23 	100,737 	44.5% 	23 	34,635 	15.3% 	- 	14,262 	6.3% 	- 	55,915 	24.7% 	- 	9,508 	4.2% 	- 	44,822 	19.8%
North Carolina	14 	54,520 	40.5% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	56,136 	41.7% 	14 	23,962 	17.8% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-1,616 	-1.2%
Ohio 	7 	28,819 	39.2% 	- 	30,510 	41.5% 	7 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	14,189 	19.3% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-1,691 	-2.3%
Pennsylvania 	21 	69,856 	41.6% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	98,068 	58.4% 	21 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-28,212	-16.8%
Rhode Island 	3 	4,550 	21.7% 	- 	9,017 	43% 	3 	3,565 	17% 	- 	3,837 	18.3% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	-4,467 	-21.3%
Virginia 	21 	113,251 	53% 	21 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	62,395 	29.2% 	- 	38,035 	17.8% 	- 	No Ballots	No Ballots	No Ballots	50,856 	23.8%
TOTALS: 	187	491,934 	43.09% 	85 	122,423 	10.72% 	53 	214,148 	18.76% 	25 	303,639	26.60%	24 	9,508 	0.83% 	0 	188,295	16.49%
==Congress Vote==
The Congress would convene on January 23, 1817 to decide the outcome of the 1816 Election, this being the third time in a row they had to do so. 20 States were existent at the time, and would help decide the President. The Presidency would be decided in favor of John Quincy Adams, who would become the next United States President. William H. Crawford would win the Vice Presidential vote with 11 votes, Raude getting 8, and Gray only getting 1.
 	Round 1	Round 1 	Round 1	Round 1
State 	Adams 	Hartmann	Brandon	Result
Connecticut 	6 	0 	0 	Adams
Delaware 	2 	0 	0 	Adams
Georgia 	0 	4 	2 	Hartmann
Kentucky 	0 	2 	8 	Brandon
Louisiana 	0 	2 	0 	Hartmann
Maine 	5 	1 	0 	Adams
Maryland 	2 	3 	4 	Brandn
Massachusetts 	10 	0 	0 	Adams
New Hampshire 	5 	0 	0 	Adams
New Jersey 	3 	2 	0 	Adams
New York 	10 	9 	3 	Adams
North Carolina	1 	5 	7 	Hartmann
Ohio 	4 	2 	0 	Adams
Pennsylvania 	14 	6 	0 	Adams
Rhode Island 	2 	0 	0 	Adams
South Carolina	4 	3 	3 	Adams
Tennessee 	0 	4 	2 	Hartmann
Vermont 	5 	0 	0 	Adams
Virginia 	1 	9 	10 	Brandon
West Virginia 	0 	2 	0 	Hartmann
TOTAL: 	74 (12)	54 (5) 	39 (3) 	None
 	 	 	 	 	
↓ 	↓ 	↓ 	↓ 	↓	
85 	24 	25 	53 	 	
Hartmann	Kerry	Brandon	Adams