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The 1820 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between 1 November and 6 December 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose fifteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.[1]
North Carolina cast fifteen electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Monroe's running mate Daniel D. Tompkins from New York. Each state elector was chosen by the voters statewide.[2]
| 1820 United States presidential election in North Carolina[3]
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| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
James Monroe (incumbent)
|
3,340
|
99.11%
|
15
|
|
|
Federalist
|
|
1
|
0.03%
|
0
|
|
|
Others
|
|
29
|
0.86%
|
0
|
| Totals
|
3,370
|
100.0%
|
15
|
