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United States presidential election of 1824: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1824
Location United States

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John Wesley Jarvis: General Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
William H. Crawford
Henry Clay
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Thematic map of the United States showing the results of the 1824 presidential election, with states color-coded by the candidate who received their electoral votes: Jackson (light blue), Adams (pink), Crawford (brown), and Clay (green). Some states are striped to indicate split electoral votes. The map includes electoral vote counts for each state and a legend explaining the outcome and vote distribution. An American flag is faintly displayed in the background.
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Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully, showing Jackson with gray hair, a serious expression, and wearing a dark coat over a white shirt against a neutral background.
Andrew Jackson
president of United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
president of United States
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
United States senator
John Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
vice president of United States
William H. Crawford
William H. Crawford
United States government official

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