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The1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.[2]
Tennessee cast seven electoral votes for theDemocratic-Republican candidate and incumbentPresidentJames Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed. The electoral votes forvice president were cast for Monroe'srunning mateDaniel D. Tompkins fromNew York. The state was divided into electoral districts, with each district being assigned an elector who was chosen by the voters. However one elector died before the electoral votes were cast and was not replaced; therefore, only seven votes were cast for Monroe and Tompkins, instead of eight.[3]
| 1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe (incumbent) | 1,336 | 80.34% | 7 | |
| Others | 327 | 19.66% | 0 | ||
| None | Not Cast | – | – | 1 | |
| Totals | 1,663 | 100.0% | 8 | ||
