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The 1812 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between October 30 to December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. 15 members of the Electoral College were allocated to the presidential candidates.
While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well.
John Langdon had originally been nominated to serve as Madison's running mate, however Langdon declined the nomination and Gerry was chosen instead.