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1820 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1820 United States presidential election in Illinois

1 November – 6 December 1820 1824 →
 
Nominee James Monroe No Candidate
Party Democratic-Republican Others
Home state Virginia N/A
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins N/A
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 940 503
Percentage 65.14% 34.86%

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.

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, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.[1]

Results

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1820 United States presidential election in Illinois[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent) 940 65.14% 3
Others 503 34.86% 0
Totals 1,443 100.0% 3

Results By County

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1820 United States Presidential Election in Illinois (By County)[3]
County James Monroe

Democratic-Republican[a]

Other Candidates

Various Parties[b]

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Alexander 10 52.63% 9 47.37% 19
Bond 39 49.37% 40 50.63% 79
Crawford 93 91.18% 9 8.82% 102
Edwards 10 100.00% 0 0.00% 10
Franklin 6 42.86% 8 57.14% 14
Gallatin 67 70.53% 28 29.47% 95
Jackson 47 48.96% 49 51.04% 96
Jefferson 30 88.24% 4 11.76% 34
Johnson 6 20.00% 24 80.00% 30
Madison 27 18.88% 116 81.12% 143
Monroe 121 80.67% 29 19.33% 150
Pope 75 100.00% 0 0.00% 75
Randolph 170 79.81% 43 20.19% 213
Union 127 94.07% 8 5.93% 135
Wayne 38 71.70% 15 28.30% 53
Total 938 65.59% 492 34.41% 1,430

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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.