See main article: 1824 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1824 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
Previous Year: | 1820 |
Next Election: | 1828 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
Next Year: | 1828 |
Election Date: | October 26 – December 2, 1824 |
Image1: | Andrew Jackson.jpg |
Nominee1: | Andrew Jackson |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Home State1: | Tennessee |
Running Mate1: | John C. Calhoun |
Electoral Vote1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 20,197 |
Percentage1: | 97.45% |
Map Size: | 350px |
President | |
Before Election: | James Monroe |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | John Quincy Adams |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Colour1: | 698DC5 |
The 1824 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party and four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Tennessee voted for Andrew Jackson over William H. Crawford, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay. Jackson won Tennessee, his home state, by a wide margin of 95.94%.
United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1824[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic-Republican | Andrew Jackson | 20,197 | 97.45% | 11 | |
Democratic-Republican | William H. Crawford | 312 | 1.51% | 0 | |
Democratic-Republican | John Quincy Adams | 216 | 1.04% | 0 | |
Totals | 20,725 | 100.0% | 11 | ||