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United States presidential election of 1820: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1820
Location United States

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Oil portrait of President James Monroe by Gilbert Stuart, showing Monroe in a dark coat and white cravat against a muted background.
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1820 presidential election. States are shaded in blue to indicate electoral votes won by James Monroe (Democratic-Republican), with numbers representing each state's electoral votes. New Hampshire is marked to show a split vote, with one electoral vote for John Quincy Adams (Independent-Republican) highlighted in yellow. The map includes a background of the early American flag and a legend explaining the color coding.
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Key People

John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
president of United States
James Monroe
James Monroe
president of United States
Tompkins, Daniel D.
Daniel D. Tompkins
vice president of United States

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