The Era reached its peak in the election of 1820, when President Monroe was re-elected with all but one electoral vote--a vote withheld only due to the voter's concern that George Washington should remain as the sole president elected unanimously.
The Era reached its peak in the election of 1820, when President Monroe was re-elected with all but one electoral vote. A common but false belief is a vote was withheld only due to the voter's concern that George Washington should remain as the sole president elected unanimously.