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Adams was elected by the House of Representatives in accordance with the procedure specified in the US Constitution to be used whenever no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.
At that time, just after the era of good feelings, we did not have one or two political parties whose popularity dominated over the others. Presidential nominees included two from the National Republican Party, one from the Democratic-Republican Party, and one from the Democratic Party. So it's not surprising that none of the four major candidates was able to get an absolute majority of electoral votes. Andrew Jackson had both the most popular votes and the most electoral votes in 1824 but that only served to make him one of the candidates in the House election.
There was a lot of political maneuvering. Henry Clay who finished fourth was dropped from consideration, but he still had influence over the states he had won and he supported Adams even though he was from KY and might be expected to side with his fellow Westerner, Jackson. Adams won the election and appointed Clay as his Secretary-of-State, a position which at that time was considered to be a stepping-stone to the Presidency. It looked as if Clay had traded his votes for the appointment.
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In 1824 john Quincy Adams was elected president by whom?
the house of representatives
Was a Northeasterner elected president in the election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams was elected to the presidency of the United States in 1824. He was from the northeastern state of Massachusetts.
Winner of the the 1824 president election?
The election of John Quincy Adams was in 1924
When was John Quincy Adams get elected?
The 6th President of the United States John Quincy Adams was elected in 1824, and was in office from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829
In the 1824 election won by popular vote but John Quincy Adams was elected?
Andrew Jackson
In the 1824 election won by popular vote John Quincy Adams was elected?
Andrew Jackson
Was John Quincy Adams reelected?
No -John Quincy Adams was not re-elected He became the 6th US President in 1824 and lost an overwhelming defeat to Jackson in the election of 1828.
Who was secretary of state in 1824?
John Quincy Adams!
In what year did John Quincy Adams get elected?
If you mean elected to the presidency, the answer is 1824. He lost his bid for re-election to Andrew Jackson in 1828.
What did John Quincy Adams look like?
In 1824, John Quincy Adams was Elected president ?
Who won the election by popular vote by John Quincy Adams was elected?
Andrew Jackson was the leader in popular vote in 1824.
What year was John Quincy Adams elected and by whom?
The national election was held in 1824, but the election went to the House because no candidate received a majority in the electoral college. The House elected Adams in February of 1825.
