(The United States House of Representatives would decide the presidency that year as none of the four candidates received enough electoral votes to be elected and they elected John Quincy Adams.)
J. Q. Adams received 113, 122 popular votes for President in 1824 when he won and 500, 897 popular votes in 1828 when he lost.
Andrew Jackson was the leader in electoral votes and in popular votes in 1824 but he did not get the required majority of electoral votes and so the House decided the election as the constitution requires.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes in the election of 1824. Andrew 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.
win a majority of the electoral votes
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes during that Election.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson led in the popular vote of 1824. He also led in electoral votes but did not get the majority required to be elected.
The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271 (42.9%), John Quincy Adams 113,122 (32.1%), Henry Clay 47,531 (13.5%), and William Crawford 40,856 (11.6%). 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. 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.
John Quincy Adams in 1824 received only 30.8% of popular vote. In 1860 Lincoln won with 39.7 % .
John Quincy Adams finished second both in popular and in electoral votes in 1824. He was chosen by the House to be the next President since nobody won a majority of the electoral vote. Andrew Jackson was first in both counts. His supporters called the election of Adams a corrupt bargain and organized to make sure Jackson won in 1828.