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United States presidential election of 1816
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The election results of 1816 Oil portrait of President James Monroe by Gilbert Stuart, showing Monroe in a dark coat and white cravat against a muted background. Rufus King Mug with James Monroe's name misspelled, c. 1818. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1816 presidential election by state. States carried by James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) are shaded blue, while states won by Rufus King (Federalist) are shaded orange. Electoral vote counts are marked on each state, with Monroe winning the majority of states and electoral votes. A note indicates that one Delaware elector and three Maryland electors did not vote. An American flag is faintly displayed in the background.
The presidency of James Monroe and the famous Monroe Doctrine
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The White House in Washington, D.C., USA. The north portico which faces Pennsylvania Avenue.
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United States presidential election of 1816, American presidential election held in 1816, in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King with 183 electoral votes to King’s 34. As James Madison prepared to leave office following his second term as president, the election of another Democratic-Republican was all but assured. The Federalist opposition was in shambles, in part because of the backfiring of the Dec. 15, 1814–Jan. 5, 1815, Hartford Convention, a secret meeting of...

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