dec 1, 1824 - Electoral votes are counted. John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford are all candidates. All are “Democrat-Republicans.” Andrew Jackson receives a plurality of the popular vote (41%) and a plurality of the electoral college (38%). However, no presidential candidate wins a majority of the electoral college. As a result, the presidential election is inconclusive. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, was the last candidate to be selected by a Congressional Caucus. The others h
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