The election of John Quincy Adams was in 1924
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The eventual winner of the election of 1824 was John Quincy Adams. The house actually elected him on February 9, 1825.
Corrupt Bargain
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Four candidates ran for president in the election of 1824:Andrew Jackson,John Quincy Adams,Henry Clay,and William Crawford.In this election Jackson won the popular vote.The winner was decided by the House of Representatives.In order to win the election the candidates had to receive a majority of the votes.The House of Representatives chose Adams on the first ballot.John Quincy Adams chose Henry Clay as his secretary of state.Jackson thought that Adams had stolen the election with Henry Clay.Jackson this deal a corrupt bargain.On March 4,1825 John Quincy Adams became the 6th president of the United States.In 1828 John Quincy Adams ran for a second term but he lost the election to Andrew Jackson.Adams retired to his home in Massachusetts.
John Quincy Adams was the benefactor of what Jackson people called the corrupt bargain. In return for his election, he appointed Henry Clay secretary of state.
This situation only occurred one time and that was in 1824. In 1876 there was a big controversy about the credentials of the some the electors but eventually it was resolved with Congressional intervention so that the Electoral College did eventually decide that election