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List of 1820 United States presidential electors
This is a list of electors (members of the Electoral College) who cast ballots to elect the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 1820 presidential election.[1][2] The election was won by incumbent president James Monroe, with 231 (or 228) electoral votes, and incumbent vice president Daniel D. Tompkins, with 218 (or 215) votes. A total of 235 men were elected to the Electoral College, but three—one each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee—did not cast their ballots.[3] At least two, Melchior Rahm and Duncan Stewart, had died before their state's electors voted; the disposition of the third is unclear. In addition, the status of the three electors from Missouri was a matter of dispute. Congress had passed an enabling act directing Missouri to organize a state government and that "the said state, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union."[4] The dispute was over whether Missouri's new state constitution fulfilled the requirements. In the end, two official vote totals were announced by Congress, one counting Missouri's votes and one not, with neither declared the canonical result — the source of debates over whether Monroe won 231 or 228 electoral votes.[5] Missouri was not officially admitted as a state until August 10, 1821. AlabamaAll 3 of Alabama's electors voted for James Monroe for president and Daniel D. Tompkins for vice president.[1][2]
ConnecticutAll 9 of Connecticut's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
DelawareAll four of Delaware's electors voted Monroe for president. For vice president, however, all four voted for Delaware Federalist Daniel Rodney, the only votes he received.[1][2]
GeorgiaAll 8 of Georgia's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
IllinoisAll 3 of Illinois's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
IndianaAll 3 of Indiana's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
KentuckyAll 12 of Kentucky's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
LouisianaAll 3 of Louisiana's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
MaineAll 9 of Maine's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
MarylandAll 11 of Maryland's electors voted Monroe for president. Ten voted Tompkins for vice president, but James Forrest cast his ballot for Maryland Federalist Robert Goodloe Harper.[1][2]
MassachusettsAll 15 of Massachusetts's electors voted Monroe for president. Seven of the 15 voted for Tompkins for vice president, but eight voted instead for New Jersey Federalist Richard Stockton, the only votes he received. No known record indicates which electors voted for each candidate.[1][2]
MississippiTwo of Mississippi's 3 electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins. Elector Duncan Stewart died on November 26, 1820, before casting his ballot.[1][2][6][7]
MissouriAll 3 of Missouri's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins, though whether they should be counted—Missouri would not be formally admitted as a state for several more months—was an unsettled matter of dispute.[1][2]
New HampshireSeven of New Hampshire's 8 electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins. Faithless elector William Plumer cast his ballot for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams for president and Pennsylvania Federalist Richard Rush for vice president.[1][2]
New JerseyAll 8 of New Jersey's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
New YorkAll 29 of New York's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
North CarolinaAll 15 of North Carolina's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
OhioAll 8 of Ohio's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
PennsylvaniaAll 25 Pennsylvania electors were pledged to Monroe and Tompkins, but only 24 ended up casting ballots. Former state senator Melchior Rahm was chosen as an elector, but he died on the day Pennsylvania electors were scheduled to vote, October 31, 1820.[1][2]
Rhode IslandAll 4 of Rhode Island's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
South CarolinaAll 11 of South Carolina's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
TennesseeSeven of Tennessee's 8 electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins. For reasons that remain unclear, no elector voted for the state's fourth elector district.[1][2][8][9]
VermontAll 8 of Vermont's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
VirginiaAll 25 of Virginia's electors voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[1][2]
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