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The election of 1824 was an interesting one to be sure! The Democratic-Republican Party had won six straight elections. But this time, they failed to nominate a single national candidate. This resulted in four candidates from the same party running against one another. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts and Kentuckian Speaker of the House Henry Clay, who would later form the National Republican Party, ran. Secretary of the Treasury William Crawford of Georgia ran as a candidate. He was the early front-runner, but a stroke set back his campaign. Tennessean General Andrew Jackson, the future candidate of the Democratic Party also ran. Jackson was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The Panic of 1819 had affected rural and urban workers alike. The Missouri Compromise was also a major issue affecting how the nation would move forward on slavery. In the end, Jackson won a plurality of the popular vote, which for the first time was how the majority of electors were selected. But he failed to win a majority of electors. Under the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, this meant that the U.S. House of Representatives had to choose a winner from the top three electoral vote winners, making it a choice between Jackson, Adams, and Crawford. Henry Clay, the fourth place winner, hated Jackson and threw his support behind Adams. Adams was elected in state delegations by the House of Representatives. Since Adams later decided to make Henry Clay his Secretary of State, this plan was called a "corrupt bargain" by supporters of Jackson. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 122,440 33 84 Jackson/Calhoun 151,309 40 99 Crawford/Macon 41,222 11 41 Clay/Sanford 48,606 13 37 Since no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote, the House of Representatives, voting in state delegations, elected Adams as President. The vote was Adams 13, Jackson 7, and Crawford 4. The Senate elected Calhoun as Vice-President. ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 2,422 18 0 Jackson/Calhoun 9,461 69 5 Crawford/Macon 1,663 12 0 Clay/Sanford 96 1 0 Alabama's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 9,261 82 8 Crawford/Macon 1,978 18 0 Connecticuts's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Crawford/Macon No Popular Vote -- 2 Adams/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 1 Delaware's House Delegation voted to elect William Crawford as President GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Crawford/Macon No Popular Vote -- 9 Georgia's House Delegation voted to elect William Crawford as President ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 1,541 33 1 Jackson/Calhoun 1,272 27 2 Crawford/Macon 847 18 0 Clay/Sanford 1,047 22 0 Illinois' House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 3,093 20 0 Jackson/Calhoun 7,444 47 5 Clay/Sanford 5,321 34 0 Indiana's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 6,658 28 0 Clay/Sanford 17,207 72 14 Kentucky's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 2 Jackson/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 3 Louisiana's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 9,412 75 9 Crawford/Macon 3,081 25 0 Maine's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 14,473 44 3 Jackson/Calhoun 14,191 43 7 Crawford/Macon 3,371 10 1 Clay/Sanford 695 2 0 Maryland's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 37,891 85 15 Other 6,933 15 0 Massachusetts' House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 1,718 33 0 Jackson/Calhoun 3,313 64 3 Crawford/Macon 121 2 0 Mississippi's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 191 6 0 Jackson/Calhoun 1,166 34 0 Crawford/Macon 34 1 0 Clay/Sanford 2,042 59 3 Missouri's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 10,203 76 8 Crawford/Macon 3,275 24 0 New Hampshire's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 8,405 42 0 Jackson/Calhoun 10,342 51 8 Crawford/Macon 1,232 7 0 New Jersey's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 26 Jackson/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 1 Crawford/Macon No Popular Vote -- 5 Clay/Sanford No Popular Vote -- 4 New York's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 20,418 57 15 Crawford/Macon 15,629 43 0 North Carolina's House Delegation voted to elect William Crawford as President OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 12,686 25 0 Jackson/Calhoun 18,411 37 0 Clay/Sanford 19,165 38 16 Ohio's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 5,424 11 0 Jackson/Calhoun 36,091 76 28 Crawford/Macon 4,189 9 0 Clay/Sanford 1,703 4 0 Pennsylvania's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 2,144 91 4 Crawford/Macon 200 9 0 Rhode Island's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 11 South Carolina's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 224 1 0 Jackson/Calhoun 19,285 93 11 Crawford/Macon 316 2 0 Clay/Sanford 890 4 0 Tennessee's House Delegation voted to elect Andrew Jackson as President VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 7 Vermont's House Delegation voted to elect John Adams as President VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Calhoun 3,514 22 0 Jackson/Calhoun 2,975 19 0 Crawford/Macon 8,558 56 24 Clay/Sanford 419 3 0 Virginia's House Delegation voted to elect William Crawford as President SYMBOLS KEY Federalist Independent Other Democratic-Republican Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party