1820 United States presidential election in Maine

The 1820 United States presidential election in Maine took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state's popular vote chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.[1]

1820 United States presidential election in Maine

November 1 – December 6, 1820
 
Nominee James Monroe No candidate
Party Democratic-Republican Independent
Alliance
Home state Virginia N/A
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins -
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 9,282 404
Percentage 95.83% 4.17%

President before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Maine would vote in its first ever United States presidential election, having become the 23rd state by splitting off Massachusetts on March 15 of the same year. The state would cast its nine electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, who would win the state by a margin of 91.56%.

Effectively, the 1820 presidential election was an election with no campaign, since there was no serious opposition to Monroe and Tompkins. In fact, they won all the electoral votes barring one from neighboring New Hampshire, which was cast for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.

See also

References

  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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