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Elections in the DoD TL
All important elections in the Decades of Darkness TL since the POD in 1809.
Elections in the *USA
Listing in the form:
Party; Presidential candidate / Running mate; electoral votes. Winners are listed first.
Election of 1812
Election of 1816
Democratic-Republicans: James Wilkinson (Louisiana) / James Monroe (Virginia)
Election of 1820
Democratic-Republicans: James Wilkinson (Louisiana) / James Monroe (Virginia)
Wilkinson dies in office (12 March 1824), James Monroe becomes new president.
Election of 1824
Democratic-Republicans: John C. Calhoun
Democratic-Republicans: James Monroe (Virginia)
Democratic-Republicans: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee)
Democratic-Republicans: Henry Clay
Democratic-Republicans: William H. Crawford
Andrew Jackson received the greatest number of electoral votes, but John C. Calhoun is elected the 7th President of the United States. James Monroe is returned as Vice-President.
Election of 1828
Democrats: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee) / Richard Rush (Pennsylvania)
?
Election of 1832
Democrats: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee) / William Cabel Rives (Virginia)
?
Election of 1836
Democrats: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee) / James Knox Polk (North Carolina)
?
Election of 1840
Patriots: Willie Person Mangum (North Carolina) / George Mifflin Dallas (Pennsylvania)
Democrats: James Knox Polk (North Carolina)
Election of 1844
Patriots: Willie Person Mangum (North Carolina) / Lewis Cass (Ohio)
Mangum died 24 January 1847 after being assassinated, Cass becomes president.
Election of 1848
Patriots: Lewis Cass (Ohio) / Samuel Houston (East Texas)
?
Election of 1852
Patriots: Lewis Cass (Ohio) / Samuel Houston (East Texas) - 254
Democrats: James Guthrie (Kentucky) - 67
Election of 1856
Democrats: Jefferson Davis (West Florida) / ? - 166
Patriots: Samuel Houston (East Texas) / ? - 141
Freedom Party: John Bell (Tennessee) / ? - 12
Election of 1860
Democrats: Jefferson Davis (West Florida) / Abraham Myers (South Carolina) - 215
Patriots: Charles Faulkner (Virginia) / Governor William Travis (North California) - 178
Freedom Party: Salmon Chase (Westsylvania) / ? - 16
Davis assassinated on 2 March 1863, Myers becomes first Jewish president of the *USA.
Election of 1864
Democrats: Abraham Myers (South Carolina) / Joseph Holt (Kentucky) - 214
Patriots: William Travis / James Robinson (Ohio) - 201
Election of 1868
Patriots: Hugh Griffin (Illinois) / ? - 254
Democrats: Joseph Holt (Kentucky) - 164
Election of 1872
Patriots: Hugh Griffin (Illinois)
?
Election of 1876
Democrats: William Leland (Virginia)
?
Election of 1880
Patriots: Thomas Corbin (Kentucky) - 252
Democrats: Wade Hampton III (South Carolina) / ? - 241
Election of 1884
Patriots: Thomas Corbin (Kentucky) / David Richards (Louisiana)
Thomas Corbin dies from a heart attack (3 May 1887), David Richards becomes the 16th President of the United States.
Election of 1888
Democrats: Edward Mahan (Virginia) / Lewis Mitchell (Westsylvania) - 273
Patriots: David Richards (Louisiana) - 241
Election of 1892
Democrats: Edward Mahan (Virginia) / Luis Terrazas (Chihuahua) - 381
Patriots: Charles Ramsey (North Carolina) / John H. Watson (North California) - 79
Populists: William Shipstead (Wilkinson) / Matthew Flinders (Kansas) - 56
Reform Party: Emilio Canalizo (Veracruz) / Adolfo de Vega (East Cuba) - 0
Election of 1896
Democrats: Lyndon Hughes (Georgia) / James Hilliard (Kansas)
?
Election of 1900
Democrats: Mark Darrow (Jefferson) / Lewis Mitchell (Westsylvania)
Darrow is elected but dies of a heart attack on 18 December, leaving the Vice-President-elect to replace Hughes as the 19th President.
Election of 1904
Democrats: Lewis Mitchell (Westsylvania)
?
Election of 1908
Unionists: Charles Bull
Election of 1912
Unionists: Andrew Vermillion (South California)
Democrats: Wade Hampton IV (South Carolina)
Election of 1916
Election of 1920
Election of 1924
Elections in New England
Elections in Germany
Election of 1871
246 Liberal Democrats (strong in the smaller states, in the south-west and the Netherlands)
142 Prussian Conservatives
120 Austrian Peoples Party (moderate conservatives, in strong support of Franz Josef and further integration)
40 Bavarian Peoples Party (moderate conservatives, for some autonomy of Bavaria)
36 Radical-Democrats
62 Regionalists (ethnic minorities in Bohemia/Moravia, the Padanian plain and Wallonia)
92 different regional conservative parties
90 splinter groups and independents
782 Total
Election of 1886
274 [National] Liberals
51 Radical Liberals
34 Prussian Conservatives
108 Austrian People’s Party
84 Coalition of Socialist and Workers Parties
39 Christian Social Party
26 Christian Peoples Party
44 Regionalist (ethnic) parties
28 Bavarian Peoples Party
86 local conservative parties
47 independent candidates
821 Total
Election of 1891
128 United Conservatives
310 Alliance of National-Liberals & Peoples Parties
154 Alliance of Socialist & Workers Parties
53 Christian Social Party
51 Christian Peoples Party
64 Small Peasants League
39 regionalist parties
29 independents
829 Total
Election of 1896
117 Conservatives
268 National Liberal & Peoples Parties
143 Party of Labour
47 Coalition of Radical Socialist Parties
70 Christian Social Party
74 Christian Peoples Party
69 Small Peasants League
28 regionalists
12 independents
829 Total