In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected the sixth President of the United States. There were five candidates for president: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford , Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson. Jackson was by far the most popular candidate. The winner of the Electoral College was Jackson who had 99 votes. Adams was second with 84 votes. Crawford won 41 votes while Clay won only 37. For the first time since 1801 the United States House of Representatives would decide the election. Under the Twelfth Amendment to the United States, with no Electoral College winner, the President would be voted on from among the top three candidates. Meeting in February 1825, Adams won by a single vote. Adams was the son of the second President of the United States, John Adams.
1824 United States presidential election
Questions and Answers
Q: Who was the sixth President of the United States?
A: John Quincy Adams was elected as the sixth President of the United States in 1824.
Q: How many candidates were there for president in 1824?
A: There were five candidates for president in 1824: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford , Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
Q: Who was by far the most popular candidate?
A: Andrew Jackson was by far the most popular candidate.
Q: How many votes did Jackson win?
A: Jackson won 99 votes in the Electoral College.
Q: What happened when no candidate won a majority of electoral college votes?
A: When no candidate won a majority of electoral college votes, under the Twelfth Amendment to the United States, it went to a vote in House of Representatives from among the top three candidates.
Q: Who won that vote in House of Representatives?
A: John Quincy Adams won by a single vote in February 1825.
Q: What relation did Adams have to another US President? A:John Quincy Adams was son of second President of United States, John Adams