United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1824

United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1824

October 26 – December 2, 1824

Nominee Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Home state Tennessee Massachusetts Running mate John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun Electoral vote 28 0 Popular vote 35,929 5,436 Percentage 76.04% 11.50%

President before election James Monroe Democratic-Republican Elected President John Quincy Adams Democratic-Republican

The 1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 United States presidential election. Voters chose 28 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Pennsylvania voted for Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Jackson won Pennsylvania by a wide margin of 64.54%.

Results

United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1824[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	Andrew Jackson	35,929	76.04%	28
	Democratic-Republican	John Quincy Adams	5,436	11.50%	0
	Democratic-Republican	William H. Crawford	4,182	8.85%	0
	Democratic-Republican	Henry Clay	1,705	3.61%	0
Totals			47,252	100.0%	28

References

1. "1824 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 4 August 2012.