The Election of 1820

James Monroe elected unopposed

Monroe is re-elected virtually unopposed, one elector dissenting.

Democratic-Republican Victory

Election Day

Nov–Dec 1820

Winner

James MonroeDemocratic-Republican

Defeated

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Electoral

231 – 1

Popular Vote

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Turnout

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The Result

How the vote fell

232 Electoral Votes · 117 to win

Monroe

James Monroe

Democratic-Republican

Electoral Votes231

Popular Vote—

opponent)

(no opponent)

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Electoral Votes1

Popular Vote—

Electoral map of the 1820 election — The electoral map of 1820

Monroe is re-elected virtually unopposed, one elector dissenting.

President James Monroe was re-elected without opposition in 1820. Even former President John Adams came out of retirement to cast an electoral vote for Monroe. Monroe won all but one electoral vote. The lone dissenter was former Senator William Plumer, who voted for John Quincy Adams. Plumer reasoned that he did not want Monroe to be elected unanimously, leaving that honor to President Washington alone.