1820 Presidential Election
231
Electoral votes — James Monroe
1
Electoral votes — John Quincy Adams
118
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
James Monroe [Democratic-Republican]
Main Opponent
John Quincy Adams [Independent D-R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 231 · Main Opponent: 1 · Total/Majority: 235*/118
Vice President
Daniel D. Tompkins (218)
V.P. Opponents
Richard Stockton (8); Robert G. Harper (1); Richard Rush (1); Daniel Rodney (4)
Notes
*235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of one elector each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe, of Virginia | John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts | Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York | Richard Stockton, of New Jersey | Robert G. Harper, of Maryland | Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania | Daniel Rodney, of Delaware | ||
| Alabama | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Delaware | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Georgia | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Louisiana | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Maryland | 11 | 11 | - | 10 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 15 | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Mississippi* | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Missouri | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| New Jersey | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| New York | 29 | 29 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania* | 25 | 24 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee* | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia | 25 | 25 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 235 (232)* | 231 | 1 | 218 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
*235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of one elector each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Official records
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1820 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
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