1820 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1820 United States presidential election in Illinois
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1 November – 6 December 1820 1824  
  James Monroe White House portrait 1819.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee James Monroe No candidate
Party Democratic-Republican Federalists
Home state Virginia N/A
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins N/A
Electoral vote30
Popular vote866382
Percentage69.39%30.60%

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County results

The 1820 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. It was the first presidential election that Illinois participated in since being admitted to the Union on 3 December 1818.

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Illinois cast three 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 one elector each, and each district's voters chose the electors. [1]

Results

1820 United States presidential election in Illinois [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent)86669.39%3
No Candidate38230.60%0
Totals1,248100.0%3

Results by county

1820 United States presidential election in Illinois (by county) [3]
CountyJames Monroe

Democratic-Republican [a]

Other Candidates

Various Parties [b]

Total votes cast
#%#%
Alexander 1052.63%947.37%19
Bond 3949.37%4050.63%79
Crawford 9391.18%98.82%102
Edwards 10100.00%00.00%10
Franklin 642.86%857.14%14
Gallatin 6770.53%2829.47%95
Jackson 4748.96%4951.04%96
Jefferson 3088.24%411.76%34
Johnson 620.00%2480.00%30
Madison 2718.88%11681.12%143
Monroe 12180.67%2919.33%150
Pope 75100.00%00.00%75
Randolph 17079.81%4320.19%213
Union 12794.07%85.93%135
Wayne 3871.70%1528.30%53
Total86669.39%38230.60%1,248

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Notes

  1. Vote for the Democratic-Republicans consists of the combined totals of James Moore, Michael Jones, and Adolphus F. Hubbard.
  2. Vote for "Others" consists of the combined totals of Charles Campbell, William Campbell, Peter Kimmel, John Edgar, Elisha Mills, William Kinney, John Y. Sawyer, and Abraham Prewitt.

References

  1. "1820 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. "1820 Presidential Election". 270towin.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.