See main article: 1816 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1812 |
| Next Year: | |
| Election Date: | November 1–3, 1816 |
| Nominee1: | Rufus King |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Running Mate1: | John E. Howard |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Electoral Vote1: | 22 |
| Popular Vote1: | - |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Madison |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | James Monroe |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 1 and 3, 1816, as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The Legislature of Massachusetts chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
During this election, the Federalist candidate Rufus King along with his running mate John E. Howard ran unopposed in the state. This was the last election in Massachusetts to include what is now the state of Maine, which achieved statehood in 1820.
| 1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Federalist | Rufus King | – | – | 22 | |
| Totals | – | 100.0% | 22 | ||
| 1816 Vice presidential electoral vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Electoral votes | ||||
| Federalist | John E. Howard | 22 | ||||
| Totals | 22 | |||||