United States presidential election, 1828

The presidential election in the United States in 1828 was determined by the re- encounter of the incumbent President John Quincy Adams and his chief rival Andrew Jackson, who was now a candidate under the banner of the new Democratic Party.

Unlike in the election of 1824, there were no influential candidates, so that Jackson could have a solid power base and won the election against Adams.

Background

Andrew Jackson had won the 1824 elections, both in the general counting and in the Electoral College, the relative majority, but was still beaten by John Quincy Adams, as the election was decided in the House of Representatives. Henry Clay, the former Speaker of the House, where he performed as a kingmaker by supporting Adams clear; as Adams then took Clay as Secretary of State in his cabinet, in turn, accused Jackson and his followers Clay and Adams to have concluded a deal and criticized since the presidency of Adams violently as illegal.

Result

The election of members of the Electoral College began on 31 October with elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania and ended on 13 November with the elections in North Carolina. The Electoral College itself met on December 3.

Adams won exactly the states that had already won his father in the election of 1800: the New England states, New Jersey and Delaware. Jackson won all the other states. However, Adams ranged these states - unlike his father - not as many new since then were to come, and he thereby lost the choice very clear.

* At 100 % percent: invalid votes / other candidates

The required number of votes in the electoral college was 131; Andrew Jackson was elected to the 7th President of the United States.