 Though his 1830 race was unsuccessful, it gained him further notoriety as a free trade supporter and so when the new Independent Democrat Party, which strongly opposed tariffs, met in a National Convention on November 20, 1832, in Charleston, South Carolina, Lee was well-known voice for the cause.Henry Lee was thus nominated as the party's candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1832 election.Lee and his running-mate John Floyd received 11 electoral votes in the Election, coming in third place.