That person was John Quincy Adams who was chosen as president in 1824 by the House of Representatives since no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote. Jackson actually won more popular votes and more electoral votes than did Adams.
You must be thinking of John Quincy Adams, our 6th president, who chosen by the House of Representatives after no candidate received the majority of electoral votes needed for election.
House elects the president if no candidate has over 50% of the electoral college votes.
The House of Representatives elects the President in this case. There is a special procedure for doing this specified in the Constitution.
Yes. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
No, the president is not elected solely on electoral votes. Electoral votes play a significant role in determining the outcome of the presidential election in the United States. However, the president is ultimately elected by the Electoral College, which is made up of electors who are chosen based on the popular vote in each state.
The election of Rutherford B. Hayes was the most contentious presidential election in US history. He was actually chosen by the US House of Representatives rather than by popular vote. No candidate received the required number of electoral votes.
The House of Representatives decided the winner in the 1824 presidential election due to the lack of a majority electoral vote for any candidate. Andrew Jackson received the most popular and electoral votes but did not secure the required majority. As stipulated by the 12th Amendment, when no candidate achieves a majority, the election is decided by the House, where each state delegation casts one vote. Ultimately, John Quincy Adams was chosen as the president, leading to controversy and accusations of a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay.
John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House after no one got a majority of the electoral votes.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Rutherford B. Hayes was chosen by a special electoral commission since initially neither candidate had the requisite 185 electoral votes. Although he lost the popular vote to Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, he won the electoral vote when he was give twenty disputed electoral votes by the House. In the end, he received 185 electoral votes to Tilden's 184. It is generally believed that the Democrats acquiesced the victory to Hayes by way of an unofficial agreement, in exchange for the Republicans' removing troops from the South and, thereby, ending Reconstruction.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
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