# SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1816

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1816/684063>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 19, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1816/684063 "2014-03-19T04:13:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1816/684063/1 "2014-03-19T04:13:03Z")

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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1816](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1816)

I’d have voted for Monroe.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1816/684063/2 "2014-03-21T03:16:07Z")

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Monroe owned slaves too, which I’ve decided is a dealbreaker. Guess I’m stuck with Rufus again.