1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.^[1]

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1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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Nominee James Monroe James Monroe Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Virginia Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Electoral vote 11 1 Popular vote 2,729 Percentage 58.44% 41.46%

County results Electoral district results Monroe   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90-100% Federalist   50–60%

Kentucky cast twelve 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 three electoral districts with four electors each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors through block voting. Monroe electors ran unopposed in Districts 1 and 3. In District 2, a single Federalist elector pledged to Monroe ran, winning more votes than the best performing Monroe elector.^[1]

Results

1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	James Monroe (incumbent)	2,729	58.44%	12
	Federalist		1,941	41.56%	0
Totals			4,670	100.0%	12

Results by electoral district

Results by District^[1]

District	James Monroe Democratic-Republican			Federalist			Margin		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	Electors	#	%	Electors	#	%
1	No Data	100%	4	no candidates			No Data	100%	No Data
2	1,471	43.11%	3	1,941	56.89%	1	-470	-13.78%	3,412
3	1,258	100%	4	no candidates			1,258	100%	1,258
Total	2,729	58.44%	12	1,941	41.56%	0[lower-alpha 1]	788	16.88%	4,670

Notes

1. The single Federalist elector voted for Monroe

See also

• United States presidential elections in Kentucky

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 9, 2023.