In the 1828 U.S. Presidential Election, Andrew Jackson beat incumbent President John Quincy Adams 178 votes to 83 votes.
There were very harsh tones and tactics taken during the 1828 election. Both candidates took personal shots at each other, and Adams followers even insulted Jackson's wife for marrying him before her divorce from her previous husband. When Jackson's wife died soon after, he blamed the people who had put her through so much grief.
Andrew Jackson's 1828 victory signaled changes in who voters saw as their elected leader. Instead of thinking in terms of state and local control and seeing themselves represented by their Congressman, Jackson was for a strong Federal leader
Jackson led the popular vote in 1824 so it did not take much of a change in the minds of voters to get him elected in 1828. He and his followers organized a national campaign which essentially started in 1825 after Jackson was denied the presidency by the House. The population shift to the West continued and Jackson was immensely popular in the West. Adding John C. Calhoun to the ticket helped Jackson in the South.
In the Election of 1828,Electoral Vote Popular Vote Popular PercentageJackson: 99 153,544 42.16%Adams: 84 108,740 31.89%Crawford: 41 46,618 12.95%Clay: 37 47,136 12.99%Which adds up to about 356,038 people voting in the 1828 Election.
Andrew Jackson served from 1829 through 1936 and the new president, Van Buren, who took office in 1837, was picked by Jackson to be his successor and pretty much a Jackson man.
You could say he owed his election to the voters in the West and South , including PA, NY and VA. They were attracted by his status as a war hero and by his humble roots and his life on the frontier. His supporters had control of some newspapers that ran pro-Jackson editorials and articles for the four years that Adams was the president. His running mate, John C. Calhoun from SC helped him get votes in the South and Martin Van Buren deserves much credit for bringing New York into the Jackson column.
In 1824 , the western frontier became a factor. In fact, Andrew Jackson, the son of immigrants from Western Tennessee, lead both the popular vote and the electoral vote, but did not get a majority, so the House of Representatives decided the election and after much political maneuvering, chose second place finisher, John Quincy Adams. Jackson and his supporters felt cheated by the situation and took steps to win in 1828. Jackson got himself appointed to the Senate in order to be in Washington and a stronger party was formed. Pro-Jackson newspapers appeared and produced constant editorials against Adams and in favor of Jackson. Jackson's party not only won big in 1828, but became a force that lasted until 1860 when slavery split it up.
NFL player Andrew Jackson weighs 257 pounds.
Which one? There are 30 US stamps printed with Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson drew much of his political support from the "common man". He came from a common background and appealed that group.
No. He disliked them very much. he had them killed
Because those States supporting Adams and those supporting Henry Clay (who had now allied with Adams) formed a majority of Congressional State delegations. Had Clay allied with Andrew Jackson, their combined support would have been one state short of a majority, so that unless an additional state changed its vote, Inauguration Day 1825 would have arrived with no President chosen, and Vice President-elect John C Calhoun would have become President.