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Election in Alabama
1820 United States presidential election in Alabama
The 1820 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the nationwide presidential election . The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Alabama , along with eight other states, had its electors chosen not by the people, but by the State House and Senate . George W. Philips, Henry Minor and John Scott were selected by the legislature and all three men voted for James Monroe.
Results [ edit ]
1820 United States presidential election in Alabama[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
George W. Philips
63
29.72%
1
Democratic-Republican
Henry Minor
62
29.25%
1
Democratic-Republican
John Scott
56
26.42%
1
Democratic-Republican
James S. Walker
31
14.62%
0
Totals
212
100.00%
3
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