United States presidential election of 1820
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The United States presidential election of 1820 was effectively an uncontested race in which incumbent President James Monroe won re-election during the Era of Good Feelings, reflecting the temporary collapse of strong party opposition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
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presidential election ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dominantParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeMeetingDate | 1820-12-06 ⓘ |
| electorallyOpposedBy | faithless elector from New Hampshire ⓘ |
| electoralVotesForJamesMonroe | 231 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesForJohnQuincyAdams | 1 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesNeededToWin | 117 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1820-12-06 ⓘ |
| eraCharacterizedBy | temporary decline of partisan conflict at national level ⓘ |
| faithlessElectorVotedFor | John Quincy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalVoteCountDateInCongress | 1821-02-14 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
last U.S. presidential election in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed
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only U.S. presidential election where a major-party candidate received all but one electoral vote ⓘ |
| incumbentPresident | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCandidate |
James Monroe
NERFINISHED
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John Quincy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOppositionParty | none ⓘ |
| nextElection | United States presidential election of 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFaithlessElectors | 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesParticipating | 24 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteForJamesMonroe | approximately 80,000 ⓘ |
| popularVotePercentageForJamesMonroe | approximately 80.6% ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentBeforeElection | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | United States presidential election of 1816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForFaithlessVote | to preserve George Washington’s unique status as only unanimously elected president ⓘ |
| reflectedCollapseOf | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedIssue | Missouri Compromise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfJamesMonroe | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1820-11-01 ⓘ |
| stateAdmittedBeforeElection |
Maine
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Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | Panic of 1819 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCongressionalSession |
16th United States Congress
NERFINISHED
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17th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalElectoralVotes | 232 ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | indirect election via Electoral College ⓘ |
| vicePresidentAfterElection | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentBeforeElection | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialCandidate | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasEffectivelyUncontested | true ⓘ |
| winner | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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United States presidential election of 1824
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previousElection
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United States presidential election of 1820
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