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Did John Quincy Adams win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote?
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∙ 6y ago
John Quincy Adams was unpopular because he wanted Congress to pay for new roads, canals, and favored projects to promote the arts and sciences. Most Americans objected to these because they didn't want to pay the money for it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoAndrew 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 and Adams 500,897.
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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∙ 12y agoJohn Quincy Adams, the last President to date to be elected by the House of Representatives, received neither the most popular votes nor the most electoral votes in 1824.
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∙ 15y agoYes, Andrew Jackson had more.
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Which early American president did not win either the popular or the electoral college vote?
John Quincy Adams, in 1824.
Name the president that has one electorial college but not popular vote?
Four presidents have won the electoral college but not the popular vote. They are Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush, and John Quincy Adams. In the case of John Quincy Adams it was decided in the House of Representatives after a tie in the electoral votes.
Who was the president to receive every electoral vote?
john quincy adams
Which candidate won more votes in Adams home state of Massachusetts in 1828?
Massachusetts cast its 15 electoral votes for John Quincy Adams in the 1828 election. The popular vote count was John Quincy Adams 29,836 and Andrew Jackson 6,012.
Which candidate got six of Maryland's electoral votes?
John Quincy Adams
What candidate in the election of 1828 won more votes in Adams home state of Massachusetts?
Massachusetts cast its 15 electoral votes for John Quincy Adams in the 1828 election. The popular vote count was John Quincy Adams 29,836 and Andrew Jackson 6,012.
How many popular votes did John Quincy Adams get?
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. 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%).
In which presidential election did an electoral tie result?
john Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
How many more electoral votes did Jackson receive then Adams?
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%).
Candidate who lost electoral vote and total popular vote but was chosen by the house?
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.
How did john Quincy Adam influenced history?
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote in the election of 1824, but the lack of an electoral majority resulted in the election being decided in the House of Representatives and John Quincy Adams was named President.
Who were the canadites in the presidential election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford were candidates in the 1824 presidential election. 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.
