The 1824 election would thus be a strange hybrid ... the leading presidential candidates include John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, Andrew Jackson, and John Calhoun.

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

In the United States, the person elected president is not always the candidate that received the most total votes in an election. The rare phenomenon – when a candidate has gained enough electoral ...