228/231 electoral votes
The winner of the 1816 Presidential election was Secretary of State James Monroe, who won the votes of the Electoral College by a margin of 183 to 34.
Incumbent President James Monroe was unopposed and won reelection in the 1820 presidential election. In the 1820 presidential election James Monroe received 231 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 1 electoral vote. William Plumer, an elector from New Hampshire, cast his electoral ballot for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.
James Monroe was elected from the state of Virginia.
Monroe was the Secretary of State when he was elected and had a home in Virginia.
George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes.
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes.
James monroe received All of the electoral votes but 1, who happened to vote for John Quincy Adams
Monroe College was created in 1933.
No- political parties were not what they are today when Monroe was elected.
James Monroe was the best man for the job. He was almost unopposed. DeWitt Clinton ran as an independent, the Federalists did not choose anyone. Madison got all but one electoral votes. William Plumber voted for John Quincy Adams.
James Monroe-
James Monroe was elected president in November of 1816 and took office March 4, 1817.