US Presidential Election of 1828

Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 26 to December 2, 1824.^¹ Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primary contenders for the presidency.^¹ The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote.^¹ In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun was elected with a comfortable majority of the vote.^¹ Because none of the candidates for president garnered an electoral vote majority, the U.S.^¹ House of Representatives, under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment, held a contingent election.^¹ On February 9, 1825, the House voted to elect John Quincy Adams as president.^¹