US Election of 1824 Map
At this time, there was still just one major party, which was the Democratic-Republicans. But there were several candidates within this party that wanted to be president.
Two main competitors emerged including John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William Crawford. This election featured heavy campaigning, as voting was opened up for more common people.
Andrew Jackson ended up with the most electoral votes of 99. But it wasn’t a majority. Then, John Quincy Adams had the second most with 84 electoral votes. This left the House of Representatives to vote for John Quincy Adams as the 6th president of the United States.
John Quincy Adams
The sixth president of the United States
Vice President: John C. Calhoun
Total Electoral Votes: 84
Electoral Vote: 32%
Political Party: Independent
1824 Election Timeline
1812: James Madison
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: William Henry Harrison
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