The 1820 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the

1820 United States presidential election The 1820 United States presidential election was the ninth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Wednesday, November 1, to Wednesday, December 6, 1820. Taking place at the height of the Era of Good Feelings, the election saw incumbe ...

. During this election, the

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was the only major national party, and its candidate of choice was

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, the current president.

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's eight

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s were chosen by voters statewide, and all of them voted for

and his running mate, Vice President

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, except for

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who gave his electoral votes to

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and

Richard Rush Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was the 8th United States Attorney General and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He also served as John Quincy Adams's running mate on the National Republican ticket in 1828. Born ...

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{{State results of the 1820 U.S. presidential election

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1820 New Hampshire elections

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