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The '''presidential election of 1824''' was a hard and rough election.  [[Secretary of State]], [[John Quincy Adams]] ran as did the hero of the [[Battle of New Orleans]], [[Andrew Jackson]].  Other candidates were [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Henry Clay]], and [[William H. Crawford]].  Jackson was the most popular, but still there was a close election.  Things changed when Calhoun withdrew from the race and Crawford fell ill.

The '''presidential election of 1824''' was a hard and rough election.  [[Secretary of State]], [[John Quincy Adams]] ran as did the hero of the [[Battle of New Orleans]], [[Andrew Jackson]].  Other candidates were [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Henry Clay]], and [[William H. Crawford]].  Jackson was the most popular, but still there was a close election.  Things changed when Calhoun withdrew from the race (seeking the Vice Presidency instead, which he won) and Crawford fell ill.

No candidate won a majority of electoral votes, so the election was decided by the House of Representatives.  Henry Clay knew that he could not possibly win the presidency and decided that he would cast his support to John Quincy Adams.  Adams then won the vote in the House and defeated Andrew Jackson.

No candidate won a majority of electoral votes, so the election was decided by the House of Representatives.  Henry Clay did not get to participate in the House vote, since he had polled the least electoral votes, and instructed his supporters to back Adams, as Clay hated Jackson and there was no possible way that Crawford could have won the vote.  Adams then won the vote in the House and defeated Andrew Jackson.

==Election Results<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1824 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1824 Presidential Election Results]</ref>==

==Election Results<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1824 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1824 Presidential Election Results]</ref>==