1824 Presidential Election
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
Because no candidate for President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the House of Representatives. In that vote, John Quincy Adams was elected President with 13 votes. Andrew Jackson received 7 votes and William H. Crawford received 4 votes.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee | John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts | Others¹ | John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina | Nathan Sanford, of New York | Others² | ||
| Alabama | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Connecticut³ | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Delaware⁴ | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Georgia⁵ | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Kentucky⁶ | 14 | - | - | 14 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | - | - |
| Maine | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - |
| Maryland⁷ | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | - | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | - | 15 | - | 15 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Missouri⁸ | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| New Hampshire⁹ | 8 | - | 8 | - | 7 | - | 1 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| New York¹⁰ | 36 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 29 | 7 | - |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Ohio¹¹ | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 28 | - | - | 28 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Vermont | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Virginia¹² | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 24 |
| Totals | 261¹³ | 99 | 84 | 78¹⁴ | 182 | 30 | 48¹⁵ |
¹William H. Crawford, of Georgia; and Henry Clay, of Kentucky
²Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina; Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee; Martin Van Buren, of New York; and Henry Clay, of Kentucky
³Connecticut cast 8 votes for Jackson as Vice President.
⁴Delaware also cast 2 votes for Crawford as President and 2 votes for Clay as Vice President.
⁵Georgia cast 9 votes for Crawford as President and 9 votes for Van Buren as Vice President.
⁶Kentucky cast 14 votes for Clay as President.
⁷Maryland also cast 1 vote for Crawford as President and 1 vote for Jackson as Vice President.
⁸Missouri cast 3 votes for Clay as President and 3 votes for Jackson as Vice President.
⁹New Hampshire also cast 1 vote for Jackson as Vice President.
¹⁰New York also cast 5 votes for Crawford and 4 for Clay as President.
¹¹Ohio cast 16 votes for Clay as President.
¹²Virginia cast 24 votes for Crawford as President and 24 for Macon as Vice President.
¹³Because no candidate for President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the House of Representatives. In that vote, John Quincy Adams was elected President with 13 votes. Andrew Jackson received 7 votes and William H. Crawford received 4 votes.
¹⁴41 votes for Crawford; and 37 votes for Clay
¹⁵24 votes for Macon; 13 votes for Jackson; 9 votes for Van Buren; and 2 votes for Clay
Official records
- 1824 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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