Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams. In the 1828 presidential election there was a total of 261 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 131 votes to win the presidential election. Andrew Jackson received 178 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 83 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 642,553 (56.2%) and Adams 500,897 (43.8%).
Incumbent President Andrew Jackson won reelection in the 1832 presidential election defeating Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson received 219 electoral votes, Henry Clay received 49 electoral votes, John Floyd received 11 electoral votes, and William Wirt received 7 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 701,780 and Clay 484,205.
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Andrew Jackson
One aspect of the presidential election that Andrew Jackson tried but ultimately failed to achieve was the elimination of the Electoral College system. He believed that the Electoral College undermined the principle of "one person, one vote" and favored the interests of the wealthy elite. Despite his efforts, Jackson was unable to gather enough support to abolish the Electoral College during his presidency.
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Andrew Jackson, with 99 electoral votes.
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The first example of the Electoral College putting a president in office without the direct support of the popular vote is the election of 1824. In that election, John Quincy Adams was selected as president despite losing the popular vote to Andrew Jackson. This decision was made by the House of Representatives, highlighting the potential disconnect between the Electoral College and the popular will.
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Andrew Jackson did not like the electoral college. Jackson lost the election of 1824 even though he received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes. In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271, John Quincy Adams 113,122, Henry Clay 47,531, and William Crawford 40,856. Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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