A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1820 as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Only 24 electoral votes were cast from Pennsylvania, however, due to one of the electors having died.
During this election, James Monroe was re-elected by a large margin. Pennsylvania voted for Monroe over opposition candidate DeWitt Clinton.
Results 1820 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent) 30,313 94.12% 24 Independent DeWitt Clinton 1,893 5.88% 0 Totals 32,206 100.0% 24 Note: Election results totals only include known numbers, as verified by the source. Vote totals from several counties are missing/unknown.
See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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