United States presidential election of 1824

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The United States presidential election of 1824 was a contentious four-way race that ended with John Quincy Adams winning the presidency through a House of Representatives decision after no candidate secured an electoral majority, leading to accusations of a "corrupt bargain."

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instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
allegedCorruptBargainBetween Henry Clay ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
candidate Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Henry Clay ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
William H. Crawford ⓘ
candidateParty Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
controversy corrupt bargain ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decidingBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
electoralSystem Electoral College with House contingent election under the Twelfth Amendment ⓘ
electoralVoteLeader Andrew Jackson ⓘ
electoralVotesNeededToWin 131 ⓘ
electoralVotesReceivedBy Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Henry Clay ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
William H. Crawford ⓘ
endDate 1824-12-02 ⓘ
excludedFromHouseRunoff Henry Clay ⓘ
houseRunoffCandidates Andrew Jackson ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
William H. Crawford ⓘ
incumbentPresident James Monroe ⓘ
incumbentPresidentParty Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
ledToPoliticalRealignment breakup of the Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
emergence of the Democratic Party ⓘ
emergence of the National Republican Party ⓘ
location United States ⓘ
mainIssue economic policy ⓘ
sectional interests ⓘ
succession to James Monroe ⓘ
nextElection United States presidential election of 1828 ⓘ
notableAs first U.S. presidential election in which the popular vote was widely reported ⓘ
only U.S. presidential election decided by the House under the Twelfth Amendment ⓘ
numberOfMajorCandidates 4 ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
popularVoteLeader Andrew Jackson ⓘ
popularVotesReceivedBy Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Henry Clay ⓘ
John Quincy Adams ⓘ
William H. Crawford ⓘ
previousElection United States presidential election of 1820 ⓘ
reasonForHouseDecision no candidate won a majority of electoral votes ⓘ
resultedInAppointment Henry Clay as United States Secretary of State ⓘ
startDate 1824-10-26 ⓘ
totalElectoralVotes 261 ⓘ
winner John Quincy Adams ⓘ
winnerParty Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ

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Andrew Jackson presidential election → follows → United States presidential election of 1824 ⓘ
Adams Party → associatedWithElection → United States presidential election of 1824 ⓘ
William H. Crawford → participatedIn → United States presidential election, 1824 ⓘ
linked to: United States presidential election of 1824
United States presidential election of 1828 → previousElection → United States presidential election of 1824 ⓘ
Presidency of John Quincy Adams → election → 1824 United States presidential election ⓘ
linked to: United States presidential election of 1824
United States presidential election of 1820 → nextElection → United States presidential election of 1824 ⓘ