Independent Republican Party (United States)

For other uses, see Independent Republican (United States).

The Independent Republican party was a party that received one electoral vote in the 1820 Presidential election. A vote was cast for John Quincy Adams by elector William Plumer of New Hampshire.

Had Plumer not have cast his vote for Adams, James Monroe would have been elected unanimously.

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