United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1812

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1812

October 30 – December 2, 1812
Nominee DeWitt Clinton Party Democratic-Republican Party[lower-alpha 1] Home state New York Running mate Jared Ingersoll Electoral vote 9 Percentage 100%
President before election James Madison Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

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The 1812 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between October 30 and December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

During this election, Connecticut cast its nine electoral votes to Independent Democratic Republican and Federalist supported candidate DeWitt Clinton. Nationally, traditional Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Madison won by a narrow margin.

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