United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1824

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1824

October 26 – December 2, 1824

Nominee Andrew Jackson Party Democratic-Republican Home state Tennessee Running mate John C. Calhoun Electoral vote 11 Popular vote 20,197 Percentage 97.45%

President before election James Monroe Democratic-Republican Elected President John Quincy Adams Democratic-Republican

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%.

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1824[1]
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

References

1. "1824 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 27 February 2013.