1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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  1816 November 1 – December 6, 1820 1824  
  James Monroe White House portrait 1819.jpg DeWitt Clinton by Rembrandt Peale.jpg
Nominee James Monroe DeWitt Clinton
Party Democratic-Republican Independent
Home state Virginia New York
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins -
Electoral vote240
Popular vote30,3131,893
Percentage94.12%5.88%

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County Results
Monroe
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90-100%

The 1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Only 24 electoral votes were cast from Pennsylvania, however, due to one of the electors having died. [1]

Contents

During this election, James Monroe was re-elected by a large margin. Pennsylvania voted for Monroe over opposition candidate DeWitt Clinton.

Results

1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent)30,31394.12%24 [1]
Independent DeWitt Clinton 1,8935.88%0
Totals32,206100.0%24

Note: Election results totals only include known numbers, as verified by the source. Vote totals from several counties are missing/unknown.

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References

  1. 1 2 "1820 ELECTION FOR THE NINTH TERM, 1821-1825". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. "Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1820". Wilkes University. Retrieved August 4, 2012.