<P> In the election , Adams won New England , Jackson and Adams split the mid-Atlantic states , Jackson and Clay split the Western states , and Jackson and Crawford split the Southern states . Jackson finished with a plurality of the electoral and popular vote , while the other three candidates each finished with a significant share of the electoral and popular vote . As no one had won a majority of the electoral vote , the 1824 election became the first ( and , so far , only ) election to be decided in the House of Representatives under the terms of the 12th Amendment . The 12th Amendment specified that only the three top finishers in the electoral vote were eligible to be selected by the House , thus eliminating Clay , who was influential within that chamber . In the contingent election , Clay threw his support behind Adams , who shared many of his positions on the major issues . With Clay 's backing , Adams won the contingent election on the first ballot . </P>
<P> In the election , Adams won New England , Jackson and Adams split the mid-Atlantic states , Jackson and Clay split the Western states , and Jackson and Crawford split the Southern states . Jackson finished with a plurality of the electoral and popular vote , while the other three candidates each finished with a significant share of the electoral and popular vote . As no one had won a majority of the electoral vote , the 1824 election became the first ( and , so far , only ) election to be decided in the House of Representatives under the terms of the 12th Amendment . The 12th Amendment specified that only the three top finishers in the electoral vote were eligible to be selected by the House , thus eliminating Clay , who was influential within that chamber . In the contingent election , Clay threw his support behind Adams , who shared many of his positions on the major issues . With Clay 's backing , Adams won the contingent election on the first ballot . </P>
who won the popular vote in the election of 1824 who was elected president
who won the popular vote in the election of 1824 who was elected president
Jackson
Jackson