1828 United States presidential election

1828 United States presidential election

October 31 – December 2, 1828

Nominee Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Party Democratic National Republican Alliance Anti-Masonic Home state Tennessee Massachusetts Running mate John C. Calhoun Richard Rush Electoral vote 178 83 States carried 15 9 Popular vote 638,348 507,440 Percentage 55.3% 44.0%

Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Jackson and Calhoun or Smith, Astra denotes those won by Adams/Rush. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

President before election John Quincy Adams National Republican Elected President Andrew Jackson Democratic

The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th election in the history of the United States. It occurred from October 28 to December 2, 1828. This election was between the Democratic nominee, General and former Senator Andrew Jackson of Tennessee and the National Republican nominee, incumbent President John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts. Jackson won the election with 178 electoral votes. Adams got only 83 electoral votes.

Adams' loss in the election made him the second president in U.S. history, the first being his father John Adams in 1800 to lose their re-election campaign. This election was also the second rematch in U.S. history, the first being John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1800.