In the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson ran for President of the United States and won the popular vote, but he did not have enough Electoral College votes to win the Presidency. The contest had to be decided in the House of Representatives. When Henry Clay, sided with John Quincy Adams (the son of John Adams), Adams prevailed in the House vote and became President. Since Jackson had won the popular vote but lost the presidential election, his supporters called the election of 1824 the 'Stolen Election.' In the election of 1828, Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams and assumed the Presidency.
Jacksonians often referred to the 1824 election as the "Stolen Election" because while Jackson swept the popular vote by a wide margin, he did not have enough electoral votes to automatically win the presidency. Therefore the election had to be decided by the House of Representatives.
Jackson felt that the 1824 election had been stolen from him.
The US House of Representatives settled the 1824 election and chose the president in early 1825.
The 1824 presidential election did mark the final collapse of Republican-Federalist political framework.
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
The election of 1824
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
Andrew Jackson received the most support from Southern Farmers in the 1824 election.
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