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Massachusetts returns to popular election of its electors, while North Carolina and New Jersey switch back to legislative appointment.  Louisiana participates in its first presidential election, with the legislature appointing the 3 electors.  A new census and apportionment increases the number of electors from 176 to 218.

A fairly close contest considering that the Federalists declined to put forward a candidate, but suggested that the party support candidates who would back policies different than that of the Monroe administration.  The other candidate was De Witt Clinton, like Madison a Democrat-Republican.

Popular Election: NH 8, MA 22, RI 4, PA 25, MD 11, VA 25, KY 12, TN 8, and OH 8, Total 123.

Legislature: CT 9, NY 29, NJ 8, DE 4, NC 15, SC 11, GA 8, VT 8, and LA 3, Total 95.

New Hampshire 8 electors.

Clinton 56.2%, Madison 43.8%. 

Massachusetts 22 electors.

Electors are chosens from 6 multi-seat districts, 3 in Massachusetts proper, and 3 in Maine:

Western Massachusetts, Worcestor and west. (6 electors)
Northern Massachusetts, Suffolk, Middlesex, Esex (5 electors)

Southern Massachusetts, Norfolk and south (4 electors)

West Maine (3 electors),
Central Maine (3 electors)
Eastern Maine (1 elector)

The 3 districts are strips extending from the coast northward.  The eastern district is roughly the eastern 1/2 of the state, witht the other two splitting the western half.

Clinton with 65.2% of the statewide vote wins all 6 districts, as Madison only carries Oxford County (in Maine).  In Massachusetts proper, Clinton has 68.9%, and in Maine 56.7%).

Rhode Island 4 electors

Clinton 65.9%, Madison 34.1%, carrying all counties.

Pennsylvania 25 electors.

Madison 62.6%, Clinton 37.4%.  Clinton carries Adams, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, and Luzerne.  With the exception of the last, all are in the SE part of the state.

Maryland 11 electors.

The statewide margin of Madison 50.8% to 49.2% is reflected in the 6-5 split of the electors, which are chosen from 9 electoral districts (2 districts choose 2 electors).

Clinton carries the two southernmost districts on opposite shores of the Cheasapeake, another district on the western shore just to the north, and a 2-seat western district (Frederick and beyond).

The district margins vary greatly (Clinton wins the southern districts with 87.6% and 95.2% of the vote), and the western district with 50.8% of the vote.  Madison wins the 3 districts around the top of the Cheasapeake by 69.7%, 64.8%, and 62.2%.

Virginia 25 electors.

Madison 72.9%, Clinton 27.1%.  In many counties, the Clinton vote is a handful or even 0.

Kentucky 12 electors.

4 electors are chosen from each of 3 electors.  In the two districts that votes are reported for, the D-R electors have overwhelming margins:

2nd district, central roughly from Louisville southeastward to the KY-VA-TN junction (not including Lexington).

D-R 3,314; 3,009; 3,009; 2,293.
Fed 144, 129

3rd district, western part of state:

D-R 5,187; 5,056; 5,050; 4,942.
Fed 289; 289; 281; 261.

Tennessee 8 electors.

Electors are chosen from 8 electoral districts, no returns available.

Ohio 8 electors.

Madison 69.2%, Clinton 30.8%.  One of the 8 electors does not cast his electoral votes.