Electoral College

1820 Electoral College Results

President James Monroe [Democratic-Republican]
Main Opponent John Quincy Adams [Independent D-R]
Electoral Vote Winner:  231 Main Opponent:  1 Total/Majority:  235*/118
Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins (218)
V.P. Opponents Richard Stockton (8); Robert G. Harper (1); Richard Rush (1); Daniel Rodney (4)
Notes

*235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of one elector each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

 

Electoral College Votes by State

State Electoral Vote of Each State For President For Vice-President
James Monroe, of Virginia John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York Richard Stockton, of New Jersey Robert G. Harper, of Maryland Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania Daniel Rodney, of Delaware
Alabama 3 3 - 3 - - - -
Connecticut 9 9 - 9 - - - -
Delaware 4 4 - - - - - 4
Georgia 8 8 - 8 - - - -
Illinois 3 3 - 3 - - - -
Indiana 3 3 - 3 - - - -
Kentucky 12 12 - 12 - - - -
Louisiana 3 3 - 3 - - - -
Maine 9 9 - 9 - - - -
Maryland 11 11 - 10 - 1 - -
Massachusetts 15 15 - 7 8 - - -
Mississippi* 3 2 - 2 - - - -
Missouri 3 3 - 3 - - - -
New Hampshire 8 7 1 7 - - 1 -
New Jersey 8 8 - 8 - - - -
New York 29 29 - 29 - - - -
North Carolina 15 15 - 15 - - - -
Ohio 8 8 - 8 - - - -
Pennsylvania* 25 24 - 24 - - - -
Rhode Island 4 4 - 4 - - - -
South Carolina 11 11 - 11 - - - -
Tennessee* 8 7 - 7 - - - -
Vermont 8 8 - 8 - - - -
Virginia 25 25 - 25 - - - -
Totals 235 (232)* 231 1 218 8 1 1 4
Notes

*235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of one elector each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

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