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President John Quincy Adams had been elected by the House of Representatives despite losing the popular vote in 1824. He had presided over his term with that dark cloud hanging over his head. He had now become the head of the National Republican Party, which had split from the Democratic-Republican Party. The Democratic-Republican Party now called themselves the Democratic Party. Democrat Andrew Jackson was nominated to oppose President Adams again. His campaign began the day he lost the election in 1824. The hope of his supporters was to set right what they saw as the improper result of that election. This time, Jackson was able to consolidate the support of other leading candidates from 1824. The Tariff of 1828, signed by Adams, was unpopular in the West and South, and Jackson was able to win the votes of the people there. The campaign was nasty, with attacks against the character of the candidates being a common occurrence. Adams distributed handbills accusing Jackson of executing soldiers for minor offenses in the War of 1812. Adams also portrayed Jackson as a crude and uneducated man who was ready for a fight. But people on the frontier found these traits to be exciting and called Jackson "Old Hickory," because he was seen as being as tough as hickory wood. He campaigned as a common man against the elitists on the coast. But in the end, Jackson defeated the incumbent Adams to win the Presidency. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 642,806 56 178 Adams/Rush* 501,967 44 83 All Other Candidates 4,568 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 16,736 90 5 Adams/Rush* 1,878 10 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 4,448 23 0 Adams/Rush* 13,829 71 8 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Adams/Rush* No Popular Vote -- 3 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 19,362 97 9 Adams/Rush* 642 3 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 9,560 67 3 Adams/Rush* 4,662 33 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 22,201 57 5 Adams/Rush* 17,009 43 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 39,308 56 14 Adams/Rush* 31,468 44 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 4,605 53 5 Adams/Rush* 4,082 47 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 13,927 40 1 Adams/Rush* 20,773 60 8 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 22,782 50 5 Adams/Rush* 23,014 50 6 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 6,012 15 0 Adams/Rush* 29,836 76 15 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 6,763 81 3 Adams/Rush* 1,581 19 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 8,232 71 3 Adams/Rush* 3,422 29 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 20,212 46 0 Adams/Rush* 23,823 54 8 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 21,809 48 0 Adams/Rush* 23,753 52 8 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 139,412 51 20 Adams/Rush* 131,563 49 16 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 37,814 73 15 Adams/Rush* 13,918 27 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 67,596 52 16 Adams/Rush* 63,453 48 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 101,457 67 28 Adams/Rush* 50,763 33 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 820 23 0 Adams/Rush* 2,755 77 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun No Popular Vote -- 11 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 44,293 95 11 Adams/Rush* 2,240 5 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 8,350 26 0 Adams/Rush* 24,363 74 7 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Jackson/Calhoun 26,854 69 24 Adams/Rush* 12,070 31 0 SYMBOLS KEY Federalist Independent Other Democratic-Republican Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party