# Canonical recap data for US Presidential Election of 1828 (1828)
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slug: us-election-1828
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1828/us-election-1828"
title: US Presidential Election of 1828
subtitle: Andrew Jackson's victory initiated the Democratic Party's rise and marked the first mass-participation presidential campaign, reshaping American electoral politics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1828-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1828
decade: 1820
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 26 to December 2, 1824. Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primary contenders for the presidency. The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote. In the election
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 26 to December 2, 1824. Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primary contenders for the presidency. The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote. In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun was elected with a comfortable majority of the vote. Because none of the candidates for president garnered an electoral vote majority, the U.S. House of Representatives, under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment, held a contingent election. On February 9, 1825, the House voted to elect John Quincy Adams as president.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/ElectoralCollege1824.svg/1280px-ElectoralCollege1824.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1824 United States presidential election"
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: US presidential election of 1824
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 26 to December 2, 1824. Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford we
wikidataQid: Q618127
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-22
  label: US presidential election of 1824
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election"
