Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 9
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 9
- Date:
- 1816
- State:
- Maryland
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Littleton Dennis, Lemuel Purnel, Samuel LeCompte, William LeCompte, Peter Dasheill
Electors: | Littleton Dennis[1] | Lemuel Purnel | Samuel LeCompte | William LeCompte | Peter Dasheill |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Presidential Candidate: | Rufus King | James Monroe | James Monroe | James Monroe | James Monroe |
Final Result: [2] | 886 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
District of Nine | 886 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dorchester County | 242 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Somerset County | 318 | 12 | - | - | 1 |
Worcester County | 326 | 15 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Littleton Dennis did not actually vote for Rufus King in the Electoral College. Instead he cast a blank vote.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.
George W. Archer Historical Scrapbooks. Historical Society of Harford County, Bel Air.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). June 24, 1816.
The American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 12, 1816.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 12, 1816.
Republican Star or General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 12, 1816.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). November 18, 1816.
Willis, John T. Presidential Elections in Maryland. Mt. Airy, MD: Lomond Publications, 1984. 166.
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