See main article: 1820 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
Previous Year: | 1816 |
Next Election: | 1824 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
Next Year: | 1824 |
Election Date: | November 1 – December 6, 1820 |
Nominee1: | James Monroe |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Home State1: | Virginia |
Running Mate1: | Daniel D. Tompkins |
Electoral Vote1: | 15 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,689 |
Percentage1: | 32.00% |
Nominee2: | Federalist Electors |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Home State2: | - |
Running Mate2: | Richard Stockton |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 16,341 |
Percentage2: | 68.00% |
President | |
Before Election: | James Monroe |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | James Monroe |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 6 and December 1, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, but the Federalist Party (which had no candidate) won the popular vote in Massachusetts. The unpledged Federalist electors won Massachusetts by a wide margin of 36.00%.
1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic-Republican | James Monroe (incumbent) | 7,689 | 32.00% | 15 | |
Federalist | Unpledged electors | 16,341 | 68.00% | 0 | |
Totals | 24,030 | 100.0% | 15 | ||
1820 Vice Presidential Electoral Vote | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Electoral votes | ||||
Federalist | Richard Stockton | 8 | ||||
Democratic-Republican | Daniel Tompkins (incumbent) | 7 | ||||
Totals | 15 |