Candidates:Democratic-Republicans: James Monroe (Virginia) and Daniel Tompkins (New York) Election Results: Monroe and Tompkins: 231 electoral votes (John Quincy Adams, secretary of state for Monroe, received 1 electoral vote, while three electoral voters were not cast). Summary: James Monroe may have faced trouble in the 1820 presidential election had there been opposition within or without … Continue reading Election of 1820: The Era of Good Feelings and the One Party System