1812 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1812 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee James Madison DeWitt Clinton Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican[a] Alliance Federalist Home state Virginia New York Running mate Elbridge Gerry Jared Ingersoll Electoral vote 8 0

The 1812 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between October 30 and December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Georgia had gained two additional electors compared to the previous election in 1808.

Georgia cast eight electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Madison over the other Democratic-Republican and Federalist supported candidate DeWitt Clinton. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Madison's running mate Elbridge Gerry from Massachusetts. These electors were elected by the Georgia General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.^[1]

Results

1812 United States presidential election in Georgia[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison (incumbent)	–	–	8
	Democratic-Republican-Federalist	DeWitt Clinton	–	–	0
Totals			–	–	8

See also

• United States presidential elections in Georgia

Notes

1. While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well.

References

1. "1812 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
2. "1812 Presidential Election". 270towin.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.