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Which presidential candidate had the greatest electoral vote in 1824 but didnt win the president ship?
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Andrew Jackson won the most electoral votes. However, sinve no candidate had an electoral-vote majority, the House of Representatives chose the president from the first three. In a vote by states, 13 votes were cast for Adams, 7 for Jackson, and 4 for Crawford.
Jackson also led in popular vote with 41.3% . Adams got 30.9%.
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∙ 12y agoAndrew Jackson received the most electoral votes in 1824, but he received only 38% of them.
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Which presidential candidate had the greatest number of popular votes and electoral voted but lost the election in 1824?
Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson
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George W. Bush
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William Jennings Bryan
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Who was reelected by the greatest number of electoral votes in history?
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