In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes to win the presidency. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes. He needed 32 more electoral votes to win the U.S. presidency.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes in 1824 and 178 electoral in 1828.
No, Andrew Jackson did.
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.
99 in 1824, 178 in 1828 and 219 in 1832.
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.
Andrew Jackson
win a majority of the electoral votes
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes during that Election.
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.
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 House of Representatives.