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.
Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes in 1824 and 178 electoral in 1828.
"Popular Vote" is the majority of a state's vote. If a candidate for president with the most popular votes in a state gets all of that state's electorial votes. An Example: More than half of Nevada's vote goes to candidate B than A, then Candidate B gets the electorial vote for Nevada which is five.
"Popular Vote" is the majority of a state's vote. If a candidate for president with the most popular votes in a state gets all of that state's electorial votes. An Example: More than half of Nevada's vote goes to candidate B than A, then Candidate B gets the electorial vote for Nevada which is five.
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes, but nobody had more than half of all electoral votes as required. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the President. They chose John Quincy Adams.
According to the U.S. Constitution, in order to win a presidential election a person must receive votes from more than half of the appointed electors. The Election of 1824 was the only U.S. presidential election to date in which nobody received that many votes. Whenever that happens, the U.S. House of Representatives elects the President. In 1824, they elected John Quincy Adams.1824 U.S. Presidential Election - Electoral Votes:131 votes - minimum required99 votes - U.S. Sen. Andrew Jackson (DR-TN)84 votes - U.S. Sec. of State John Quincy Adams (DR-MA)41 votes - U.S. Treasury Sec. William H. Crawford (DR-GA)37 votes - Speaker of the House Henry Clay (DR-KY)1824 U.S. Presidential Election in the House of Representatives:13 votes - minimum required13 votes - John Quincy Adams7 votes - Andrew Jackson4 votes - William H. Crawford
Electoral votes never decide the election; only the electoral votes matter. In 1824, four candidates received a substantial number of electoral votes. As a consequence, no one candidate received more than half. Therefore, as the Constitution requires, the House of Representatives elected the President. After some political wheeling and dealing, they chose the number two vote-getter, Adams, which they had a right to do.
In the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes, 99, to be exact. John Quincy received 84, Crawford 41, clay 37. Since no one received a majority, (more than half of all votes,) the House of Representatives chose out of the top three people with the most votes. They, of course, chose Adams.
it is impossible since the electorial votes, the would have to be a tie in all fifty states and that will not happen. The movie that holly wood produced brought up a hypothetical view and nothing more.
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 (42.9%), John Quincy Adams 113,122 (32.1%), Henry Clay 47,531 (13.5%), and William Crawford 40,856 (11.6%). 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.