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1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee
← 1816 1 November – 6 December 1820 1824 →
 
Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote 7
Popular vote 1,336
Percentage 80.34%

County results[1]

President before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

The 1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.[2]

Tennessee cast seven electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Monroe's running mate Daniel D. Tompkins from New York. The state was divided into electoral districts, with each district being assigned an elector who was chosen by the voters. However one elector died before the electoral votes were cast and was not replaced, therefore only seven votes were cast for Monroe and Tompkins instead of eight.[3]

Results

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1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee[4]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent) 1,336 80.34% 7
Others 327 19.66% 0
None Not Cast 1
Totals 1,663 100.0% 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Not all county results are known. There is only 4 counties that have records of the results.
  2. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ "1820 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "1820 Presidential Election". 270towin.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.