A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, the de facto candidate of the Federalist Party, received 22 votes from electors chosen by the Massachusetts General Court. Although commonly remembered as the last Federalist presidential candidate, King was not formally selected as the party's nominee and had no designated running mate; the Massachusetts electors voted for the former U.S. senator from Maryland John Eager Howard for vice president. This was the last election in which the District of Maine participated as part of Massachusetts.
General election Results + 1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Party Candidate Votes Federalist William Abbott 198 Federalist Peter Bryant 198 Federalist Luther Carey 198 Federalist Wendell Davis 198 Federalist Thomas Dwight 198 Federalist Christopher Gore 198 Federalist Joshua Head 198 Federalist Daniel Howard 198 Federalist Jonas Kendall 198 Federalist Joseph Locke 198 Federalist Stephen Longfellow 198 Federalist Prentiss Mellen 198 Federalist Benjamin Pickman Jr. 198 Federalist Edward Robbins 198 Federalist Bazaleel Taft Sr. 198 Federalist Israel Thorndike 198 Federalist Seth Washburn 198 Federalist Daniel A. White 198 Federalist Joseph Woodbridge 198 Federalist Timothy Boutelle 197 Federalist John Low 197 Federalist Samuel Wilde 160 Federalist Daniel Cony 36 None Samuel Cony 2 None William Boutelle 1 Not cast 46
Electoral college + 1816 United States Electoral College vote in Massachusetts For President For Vice President Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote Rufus King Federalist New York 22 John E. Howard Federalist Maryland 22
See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
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