1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina

1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina

December 3, 1816
 
Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote 11

President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 3, 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 received 11 votes from electors chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly. The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate. In the national election, Monroe easily defeated the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, who received 34 votes from unpledged electors despite not being a candidate.