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.
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