United States presidential election of 1824

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The United States presidential election of 1824 was a contentious four-way race that ended with John Quincy Adams winning the presidency through a House of Representatives decision after no candidate secured an electoral majority, leading to accusations of a "corrupt bargain."

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instanceOf United States presidential election
allegedCorruptBargainBetween Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
candidate Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford
candidateParty Democratic-Republican Party
controversy corrupt bargain
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decidingBody United States House of Representatives
electoralSystem Electoral College with House contingent election under the Twelfth Amendment
electoralVoteLeader Andrew Jackson
electoralVotesNeededToWin 131
electoralVotesReceivedBy Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford
endDate 1824-12-02
excludedFromHouseRunoff Henry Clay
houseRunoffCandidates Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford
incumbentPresident James Monroe
incumbentPresidentParty Democratic-Republican Party
ledToPoliticalRealignment breakup of the Democratic-Republican Party
emergence of the Democratic Party
emergence of the National Republican Party
location United States of America
surface form: United States
mainIssue economic policy
sectional interests
succession to James Monroe
nextElection United States presidential election of 1828
notableAs first U.S. presidential election in which the popular vote was widely reported
only U.S. presidential election decided by the House under the Twelfth Amendment
numberOfMajorCandidates 4
officeContested President of the United States
popularVoteLeader Andrew Jackson
popularVotesReceivedBy Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford
previousElection United States presidential election of 1820
reasonForHouseDecision no candidate won a majority of electoral votes
resultedInAppointment Henry Clay as United States Secretary of State
startDate 1824-10-26
totalElectoralVotes 261
winner John Quincy Adams
winnerParty Democratic-Republican Party

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Andrew Jackson presidential election follows United States presidential election of 1824
Adams Party associatedWithElection United States presidential election of 1824
William H. Crawford participatedIn United States presidential election of 1824
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1824
United States presidential election of 1828 previousElection United States presidential election of 1824
Presidency of John Quincy Adams election United States presidential election of 1824
this entity surface form: 1824 United States presidential election