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Congressional Caucus Nomination

When: March 1816
Where: Congressional Nominating Caucus
Part of: Congressional caucus nominates James Monroe for president

The Democratic-Republican congressional nominating caucus in March 1816 selected James Monroe as the party's presidential candidate, defeating William H. Crawford.

Monroe secured the nomination with 65 votes, narrowly defeating Secretary of War William H. Crawford, who received 54 votes. This victory confirmed Monroe as the party's frontrunner and positioned him as Madison's successor for the 1816 election.

Sources

1816 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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