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1824 United States presidential election

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261 members of the Electoral College
131 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout26.9% [1] Increase 16.8 pp
 
Nominee John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Alliance Adams-Clay Republican Jacksonian
Home state Massachusetts Tennessee
Running mate John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun
Electoral vote 84 99
Delegate count 13 7
States carried 7 11
Popular vote 97,677 [b] 158,771 [b]
Percentage 26.7% 43.4%

 
Nominee William H. Crawford Henry Clay
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Alliance Old Republican Adams-Clay Republican
Home state Georgia Kentucky
Running mate Nathaniel Macon [a] Nathan Sanford
Electoral vote 41 37
Delegate count 4 0
States carried 3 3
Popular vote 47,924 [b] 47,551 [b]
Percentage 13.1% 13.0%

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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Jackson, orange denotes those won by Crawford, green denotes those won by Adams, light yellow denotes those won by Clay. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

President before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
via contingent election

1825 contingent U.S. presidential election
February 9, 1825

24 state delegations of the House of Representatives
13 state votes needed to win
 
Candidate John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson William H. Crawford
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
States carried 13 7 4
Percentage 54.17% 29.17% 16.67%

House of Representatives votes by state. States in orange voted for Crawford, states in green for Adams.
  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.
  1. ^ Albert Gallatin had originally been nominated to serve as Crawford's running mate, however Gallatin withdrew the nomination and Macon was chosen instead.
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