andrew jackson received the most (but not a majority of) electoral votes in 1824.
andrew jackson received the most (but not a majority of) electoral votes in 1824.
who received the most (but not a majority of) electoral votes in 1824?
andrew jackson
in the first close presidential election since the 1812 election, four major candidates ran, all of whom were members of the democratic-republican party. the democratic-republicans had largely been successful in fielding only one presidential candidate in previous elections (except in 1812), but the breakdown of the congressional nominating caucus and a lack of meaningful opposition from the federalists allowed for a multi-candidate field. senator andrew jackson from tennessee, secretary of state john quincy adams, secretary of the treasury william crawford, and speaker of the house henry clay all received electoral votes. with no candidate receiving a majority of the electoral vote, the house chose among the three candidates (jackson, adams, and crawford) with the most electoral votes. although jackson won a plurality of electoral and popular votes, the house elected adams as president. despite the chaos in the presidential election, john c. calhoun won the vice presidency with a majority of electoral votes. the 1824 presidential election was the only time that the house elected the president under the terms of the twelfth amendment, and the only time that the winner of the most electoral votes did not win the presidency. adams's victory ended the virginia dynasty of presidents, but continued the trend of the incumbent secretary of state winning election as president.
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statewide opinion polling for hillary clinton for the 2008 united states presidential election