1820 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1820, won by James Monroe with 231 electoral votes.

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James Monroe's Cabinet

President: James Monroe (1817-1825)

Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)

Secretary of State: John Quincy Adams (1817-1825)

Secretary of the Treasury: William H. Crawford (1817-1825)

Secretary of War: John C. Calhoun (1817-1825)

Attorney General: William Wirt (1817-1825)

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1820 Candidate Electoral Votes

231
James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1
John Quincy Adams (Independent-Republican)
117 to win
Running Mate: Daniel D. Tompkins

Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi and Missouri become states during this election cycle. Monroe won every state; one Elector from New Hampshire selected Adams, so the result was not unanimous. There were 235 total electors, but three died before casting votes and therefore only 232 electoral votes were cast.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

3

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

9

Delaware

4

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

8

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

3

Indiana

3

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

12

Louisiana

3

Maine

9

Maryland

11

Massachusetts

15

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

3

Missouri

3

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

8

New Jersey

8

New Mexico

New York

29

North Carolina

15

North Dakota

Ohio

8

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

25

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

11

South Dakota

Tennessee

8

Texas

Utah

Vermont

8

Virginia

25

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming