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Electoral College casts ballots in the 1816 presidential election

On December 4, 1816, the state electors met and cast their electoral ballots, selecting James Monroe as President and Daniel D. Tompkins as Vice President.

Electoral College casts ballots in the 1816 presidential election

The Electoral College vote formally chose Monroe as Madison’s successor, completing the constitutional process of presidential selection and underscoring the Democratic-Republican Party’s dominance after the decline of the Federalists.

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