1832 Presidential Election

Andrew Jackson [D]219 of 286 electoral votes
219
Electoral votes — Andrew Jackson
49
Electoral votes — Henry Clay
144
Needed for a majority

Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives

President
Andrew Jackson [D]
Main Opponent
Henry Clay [National Republican]
Other Presidential Opponents
John Floyd (11); William Wirt (7)
Electoral Vote
Winner: 219 · Main Opponent: 49 · Total/Majority: 286*/144
Vice President
Martin Van Buren (189)
V.P. Opponents
John Sergeant (49); William Wilkins (30); Henry Lee (11); Amos Ellmaker (7)
Notes

288 electors were appointed, but two electors from Maryland did not vote, making the total number of votes cast 286.

Electoral votes by state

StateElectoral Vote of Each StateFor PresidentFor Vice-President
Andrew Jackson, of TennesseeHenry Clay, of KentuckyOthers¹Martin Van Buren, of New YorkJohn Sergeant, of PennsylvaniaOthers²
Alabama77--7--
Connecticut8-8--8-
Delaware3-3--3-
Georgia1111--11--
Illinois55--5--
Indiana99--9--
Kentucky15-15--15-
Louisiana55--5--
Maine1010--10--
Maryland³1035-35-
Massachusetts14-14--14-
Mississippi44--4--
Missouri44--4--
New Hampshire77--7--
New Jersey88--8--
New York4242--42--
North Carolina1515--15--
Ohio2121--21--
Pennsylvania⁴3030----30
Rhode Island4-4--4-
South Carolina⁵11--11--11
Tennessee1515--15--
Vermont⁶7--7--7
Virginia2323--23--
Totals288³2194918⁷1894948⁸

¹John Floyd, of Virginia; and William Wirt, of Maryland

²William Wilkins, of Pennsylvania; Henry Lee, of Massachusetts; and Amos Ellmaker, of Pennsylvania;

³Although 288 electors were appointed, two electors from Maryland did not vote, making the total number of votes cast 286.

⁴Pensylvania cast 30 votes for Wilkins.

⁵South Carolina cast 11 votes for Floyd as President and 11 votes for Lee as Vice President.

⁶Vermont cast 7 votes for Wirt as President and 7 votes for Ellmaker as Vice President.

⁷John Floyd recieved 11 votes; and William Wirt received 7 votes.

⁸William Wilkins received 30 votes; Henry Lee received 11 votes; and Amos Ellmaker received 7 votes.

Official records

National Archives — Office of the Federal Register

Provenance

Electoral College record
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