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Memorable Elections
The campaign and election of 1824
Candidates: John Quincy Adams (Democrat Republican), Andrew Jackson (Democrat-Republican), William Harris Crawford (Democrat-Republican), Henry Clay (Democrat-Republican)
The Winner: John Quincy Adams
Popular Vote: 151,271 (Jackson), 113,122 (Adams), 47,531 (Clay), 40,856 (Crawford),
Electoral Vote: 99 (Jackson), 84 (Adams), Crawford (41), Clay (37)
- Since no candidate was able to win a majority, the election was decided by a vote of the House of Representatives. As he won the fewest electoral votes, Clay was eliminated from contention, and most of his supporters threw their votes to Quincy Adams, which was enough to give Quincy Adams a narrow victory. Quincy Adams then appointed Clay his secretary of state, a move that angry Jackson supporters referred to as the "corrupt bargain."
- John Quincy Adams was the first president who was the son of a president--the nation's second president, John Adams (1797-1801).
- Jackson ran again for president four years later in 1828, beating Quincy Adams to become the nations seventh president. He served for two terms.
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