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.
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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
edit| 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
edit| County | James Monroe
Democratic-Republican[a] |
Other Candidates
Various Parties[b] |
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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "1820 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "1820 Presidential Election". 270towin.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.