1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky

1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky
November 11–13, 1816
 
Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote 12
Popular vote 1,864
Percentage 100.0%
President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

 Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in Kentucky from November 11–13, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The Democratic-Republican ticket of the U.S. secretary of state James Monroe and the governor of New York Daniel D. Tompkins was elected unopposed. The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate. Monroe won the national election handily, defeating the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, who received 34 votes from unpledged electors despite not being a candidate. In Kentucky, 30 candidates ran in three four-member electoral districts, all pledged to Monroe; complete popular vote returns for all but the 2nd district have been lost.

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