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election of 1828

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election of 1828

First US presidential election in which there was a popular vote, the electors being chosen directly by voters rather than state legislators. Primarily a rematch of the 1824 presidential election, in which John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson, the election of 1828 now pitted an experienced president against a popular war hero. Jackson gained victory with the solid support of the Western and Southern states, while Adams had backing in New England.



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Since America's two-party system emerged in pretty much its present form in the election of 1828, the Electoral College has elevated the winner of the national popular vote 41 of a possible 43 times.
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