United States presidential election of 1832

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United States presidential election presidential election

The United States presidential election of 1832 was a contest largely defined by Andrew Jackson’s successful bid for re-election and his populist campaign against entrenched economic interests, including the national bank, which helped solidify the Democratic Party’s dominance.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election ⓘ presidential election ⓘ
campaignThemeOfAndrewJackson	opposition to the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ populist appeal against entrenched economic interests ⓘ
campaignThemeOfHenryClay	American System (economic plan) ⓘ surface form: American System of internal improvements and protective tariffs support for the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electoralVotesNeededToWin	145 ⓘ
electoralVotesReceivedByAndrewJackson	219 ⓘ
electoralVotesReceivedByHenryClay	49 ⓘ
electoralVotesReceivedByWilliamWirt	7 ⓘ
endDate	1832-12-05 ⓘ
incumbentParty	Democratic Party ⓘ
incumbentPresident	Andrew Jackson ⓘ
mainIssue	Second Bank of the United States ⓘ surface form: Bank War Second Bank of the United States ⓘ federal economic policy ⓘ internal improvements ⓘ protective tariffs ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ
majorPartyUsingFirstNationalConvention	Democratic Party ⓘ
nextElection	United States presidential election of 1836 ⓘ
notableFirst	first U.S. presidential election in which a national nominating convention was used by a major party ⓘ
numberOfStatesParticipating	24 ⓘ
officeContested	President of the United States ⓘ
otherPartyUsingNationalConvention	Anti-Masonic Party ⓘ
percentageOfPopularVoteForAndrewJackson	54.6% ⓘ
percentageOfPopularVoteForHenryClay	37.4% ⓘ
percentageOfPopularVoteForWilliamWirt	7.8% ⓘ
popularVotesReceivedByAndrewJackson	702,735 ⓘ
popularVotesReceivedByHenryClay	484,205 ⓘ
popularVotesReceivedByWilliamWirt	100,715 ⓘ
previousElection	United States presidential election of 1828 ⓘ
reElectionOf	Andrew Jackson ⓘ
runnerUp	Henry Clay ⓘ
runnerUpParty	Whig Party ⓘ surface form: National Republican Party
significance	consolidated the Democratic Party as the dominant national party ⓘ marked the rise of national party conventions in U.S. politics ⓘ strengthened the presidency as a popular institution ⓘ
startDate	1832-11-02 ⓘ
thirdPlaceCandidate	William Wirt ⓘ
thirdPlaceParty	Anti-Masonic Party ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring	Jacksonian era ⓘ
totalElectoralVotes	288 ⓘ
vicePresidentialRunningMateOfAndrewJackson	Martin Van Buren ⓘ
vicePresidentialRunningMateOfHenryClay	John Sergeant ⓘ
vicePresidentialRunningMateOfWilliamWirt	Amos Ellmaker ⓘ
winner	Andrew Jackson ⓘ
winningParty	Democratic Party ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Bank of the United States → politicalIssueIn → United States presidential election of 1832 ⓘ

Andrew Jackson presidential election → precedes → United States presidential election of 1832 ⓘ