The 1820 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . It was the first Presidential election that Illinois participated in since being admitted to the Union on 3 December 1818.
Illinois cast three electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe , as he ran effectively unopposed. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Monroe's running mate Daniel D. Tompkins from New York . The state was divided into electoral districts with one elector each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.[ 1]
Results
1820 United States presidential election in Illinois[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
James Monroe (incumbent)
940
65.14%
3
Others
503
34.86%
0
Totals
1,443
100.0%
3
Results By County
1820 United States Presidential Election in Illinois (By County)[ 3]
County
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican[ lower-alpha 1]
Other Candidates
Various Parties[ lower-alpha 2]
Total Votes Cast
#
%
#
%
Alexander
10
52.63%
9
47.37%
19
Bond
39
49.37%
40
50.63%
79
Crawford
93
91.18%
9
8.82%
102
Edwards
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
10
Franklin
6
42.86%
8
57.14%
14
Gallatin
67
70.53%
28
29.47%
95
Jackson
47
48.96%
49
51.04%
96
Jefferson
30
88.24%
4
11.76%
34
Johnson
6
20.00%
24
80.00%
30
Madison
27
18.88%
116
81.12%
143
Monroe
121
80.67%
29
19.33%
150
Pope
75
100.00%
0
0.00%
75
Randolph
170
79.81%
43
20.19%
213
Union
127
94.07%
8
5.93%
135
Wayne
38
71.70%
15
28.30%
53
Total
938
65.59%
492
34.41%
1,430
See also
Notes
↑ Vote for the Democratic-Republicans consists of the combined totals of James Moore, Michael Jones, and Adolphus F. Hubbard.
↑ Vote for "Others" consists of the combined totals of Charles Campbell, William Campbell, Peter Kimmel, John Edgar, Elisha Mills, William Kinney, John Y. Sawyer, and Abraham Prewitt.
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