contexts: United States presidential election , 1824 ← 1820 October 26 -- December 2 , 1824 1828 → All 261 electoral votes of the Electoral College 131 electoral votes needed to win Turnout 26.9 % 16.8 pp Nominee John Q. Adams Andrew Jackson Party Democratic - Republican Democratic - Republican Home state Massachusetts Tennessee Running mate John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun Electoral vote 84 99 States carried 7 ( in EC ) 13 ( in HR ) 11 ( in EC ) 7 ( in HR ) Popular vote 113,122 151,271 Percentage 30.9 % 41.4 % Nominee William H. Crawford Henry Clay Party Democratic - Republican Democratic - Republican Home state Georgia Kentucky Running mate Nathaniel Macon ( replacing Albert Gallatin ) Nathan Sanford Electoral vote 41 37 States carried 3 ( in EC ) 4 ( in HR ) 3 ( in EC ) Popular vote 40,856 47,531 Percentage 11.2 % 13.0 % Presidential election results map . Blue denotes states won by Jackson , orange denotes those won by Crawford , green denotes those won by Adams , light yellow denotes those won by Clay . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . President before election James Monroe Democratic - Republican Elected President John Quincy Adams Democratic - Republican
name: United States presidential election, 1824
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answers.span_text: Andrew Jackson
questions.input_text: who received the most (but not a majority of) electoral votes in 1824