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James Monroe vs John Quincy Adams

James Monroe vs John Quincy Adams in 1820: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

James Monroe

Elections
2 (1816, 1820)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
414
Parties
Democratic-Republican
vs

John Quincy Adams

Elections
3 (1820, 1824, 1828)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
168
Best popular vote
43.6% in 1828
Parties
National-Republican, Democratic-Republican, Independent
James Monroe states
0
John Quincy Adams states
0
Popular vote
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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelawareMarylandDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1820
StateJames MonroeJohn Quincy AdamsGap (pts)EV

Questions and answers

Who won between James Monroe and John Quincy Adams in 1820?

James Monroe won the presidency. Electoral votes: James Monroe 231, John Quincy Adams 1.

How many states did James Monroe and John Quincy Adams each win in 1820?

James Monroe carried 0 and John Quincy Adams carried 0.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data