Who did James Monroe defeated to win the Presidency of the United States in 1820?”
The United States presidential election of 1820 was the third and last presidential election in United States history in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed. (The previous two were the presidential elections of 1789 and 1792, in which George Washington ran without serious opposition.) President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were re-elected without a serious campaign. Despite the continuation of single party politics (known in this case as the Era of Good Feelings), serious issues emerged during the election in 1820. The nation had endured a widespread depression following the Panic of 1819 and the momentous issue of the extension of slavery into the territories was taking center stage. Nevertheless, James Monroe faced no opposition party or candidate in his reelection bid, although he did not receive all the electoral votes (see below). Massachusetts had been entitled to 22 electoral votes four years earlier, but cast only 15 in 1820. This diminishing of po
The United States presidential election of 1820 was the third and last presidential election in United States history in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed. (The previous two were the presidential elections of 1789 and 1792, in which George Washington ran without serious opposition.) President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were re-elected without a serious campaign. Despite the continuation of single party politics (known in this case as the Era of Good Feelings), serious issues emerged during the election in 1820. The nation had endured a widespread depression following the Panic of 1819 and the momentous issue of the extension of slavery into the territories was taking center stage. Nevertheless, James Monroe faced no opposition party or candidate in his reelection bid, although he did not receive all the electoral votes (see below). Massachusetts had been entitled to 22 electoral votes four years earlier, but cast only 15 in 1820. This diminishing of po
James Monroe was elected President of the United States in 1816 and was President from March 4, 1817 until March 4, 1825. Monroe is best remembered for the Monroe Doctrine in which the U.S. stated its opposition to European interference in the Americas. He was elected as a member of the Democratic-Republicans. The main opposition to the Democratic-Republicans was the Federalist Party and its fortunes had been on the decline for years. By 1820 they could not mount a credible campaign against Monroe and he ran unopposed for reelection. Many historians refer to this time as the Era of Good Feelings. The feeling did not last however. The 1824 election to replace Monroe re-ignited partisanship among supporters of the victorious John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. That election — and the 1828 re-match in which Jackson ousted Adams — forged the basic two-party system we have today.
