1820 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1820 United States presidential election in Indiana

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Nominee James Monroe Party Democratic-Republican Home state Virginia Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins Electoral vote 3

President before election James Monroe Democratic-Republican Elected President James Monroe Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 30, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The Democratic-Republican ticket of the incumbent president James Monroe and vice president Daniel D. Tompkins received three votes from electors chosen by the Indiana General Assembly. ^[1] Monroe easily won the national election with 231 electoral votes; one faithless elector voted for the U.S. secretary of state John Quincy Adams. ^[2]

General election

1820 United States presidential election in Indiana ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Democratic-Republican	Daniel J. Caswell	**
	Democratic-Republican	Nathaniel Ewing	**
	Democratic-Republican	John H. Thompson	**
Total			**

See also

• United States presidential elections in Indiana

Notes

1. Riker & Thornbrough 1960, p. 1.
2. "1820 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

Bibliography

• "1820 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
• Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle, eds. (1960). Indiana Election Returns, 1816–1851. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau.