New Jersey 1812 Electoral College

Office:: Electoral College (Federal)
Title:: Elector
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New Jersey 1812 Electoral College
Date:: 1812
State:: New Jersey
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Electoral College/Elector
Electors:: Matthew Whilldin, William B. Ewing, Franklin Davenport, Jacob Losey, William MacGill, Elias Conover, Andrew Howell, Jonas Wade, Jehu Townsend, Abijah Davis, Lewis Moore, William MacCullough, Edward Yard, Benjamin Bennett, Abraham Shaver, Joseph Budd

Electors:	Matthew Whilldin [1]	William B. Ewing [2]	Franklin Davenport [3]	Jacob Losey [4]	William MacGill [5]	Elias Conover [6]	Andrew Howell [7]	Jonas Wade	Jehu Townsend	Abijah Davis	Lewis Moore	William MacCullough	Edward Yard	Benjamin Bennett	Abraham Shaver	Joseph Budd
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Presidential Candidate:	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison	James Madison
Final Result: [8][9]	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
In convention	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Though Jonas Wade would be elected, he would not cast a vote in the Electoral College. The final elector voting in the Electoral College would be William Griffeth.

[9]"In the New Jersey Legislature, Clinton 29, Madison 23, not voting 1, Total 30." Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. 94.

References:

Journal of the New Jersey State Assembly, 1812.

Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Washington: Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1932. 94.

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