election of 1824 the “corrupt bargain”. presidential candidates john quincy adams, massachusetts...
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Presidential CandidatesPresidential Candidates
John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams, MassachusettsMassachusetts
Henry Clay, KentuckyHenry Clay, Kentucky
William Crawford, William Crawford, GeorgiaGeorgia
Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson, TennesseeTennessee
Distinction between the four Distinction between the four so “fuzzy” that John C. so “fuzzy” that John C.
Calhoun appeared as vice-Calhoun appeared as vice-presidential candidate on presidential candidate on BOTHBOTH Adams Adams ANDAND Jackson Jackson
tickets!tickets!
JacksonJackson
War heroWar hero
Strong personal appealStrong personal appeal
Campaigned against corruption and Campaigned against corruption and privilegeprivilege
1212thth Amendment Amendment
The person having the greatest Number of The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, votes for President, shall be the President, if if such number be a majority of the whole such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointednumber of Electors appointed; and ; and if no if no person have such majorityperson have such majority, then from the , then from the persons having the highest numbers not persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, as President, the House of Representatives the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.President.
CandidateCandidatess
Electoral Electoral VoteVote
Popular Popular VoteVote
Popular Popular PercentagPercentag
ee
9999 153,544153,544 42.1642.16
8484 108,740108,740 31.8931.89
4141 46,61846,618 12.9512.95
3737 47,13647,136 12.9912.99
Deadlock = House of Deadlock = House of Representatives must choose Representatives must choose among top three candidatesamong top three candidates
Clay eliminated, yet as Clay eliminated, yet as Speaker of House he Speaker of House he
presided over the very presided over the very chamber that had pick the chamber that had pick the
winner.winner.
How awkward is that?How awkward is that?
John Randolph of Virginia John Randolph of Virginia publicly assailed the publicly assailed the Adams/Clay alliance Adams/Clay alliance
“shines and stinks like “shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by rotten mackerel by
moonlight.”moonlight.”