1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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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.

1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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Nominee James Monroe Federalist Electors Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia — Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins Richard Stockton Electoral vote 15 0 Popular vote 7,689 16,341 Percentage 32.00% 68.00%

Monroe   50-60% Federalist Electors   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

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

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%.

Results

1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[1]
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[1]
Party		Candidate	Electoral votes
	Federalist	Richard Stockton	8
	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Tompkins (incumbent)	7
Totals			15

See also

• United States presidential elections in Massachusetts

References

1. "1820 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 27, 2013.