October 31 – December 2, 1828 · Jacksonian Democracy · 261 electoral votes, 131 to win
Jackson's rematch against Adams, fought amid a hugely expanded franchise and unprecedented turnout, founded the Democratic Party as the world's first modern electoral machine. The campaign was also among the nastiest ever run.
Elected
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
Electoral vote
178 of 261
Popular vote
56.0%
642,553 votes
Turnout
57.3%
The result
Andrew Jackson
Democratic · 56.00% of votes
178
electoral votes
John Quincy Adams
National Republican · 43.60% of votes
83
electoral votes
EV share
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
John C. Calhoun
178
642,553
56.00%
15
John Quincy Adams
National Republican
Richard Rush
83
500,897
43.60%
9
1,143,450 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Andrew Jackson · 89.9% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 10.1%
5
electoral votes
Connecticut
John Quincy Adams · 71.4% · runner-up Andrew Jackson 23.0%
8
electoral votes
Delaware
John Quincy Adams
3
electoral votes
Georgia
Andrew Jackson · 96.8% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 3.2%
9
electoral votes
Illinois
Andrew Jackson · 67.2% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 32.8%
3
electoral votes
Indiana
Andrew Jackson · 56.6% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 43.4%
5
electoral votes
Kentucky
Andrew Jackson · 55.5% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 44.5%
14
electoral votes
Louisiana
Andrew Jackson · 53.0% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 47.0%
5
electoral votes
Maine
John Quincy Adams · 59.7% · runner-up Andrew Jackson 40.0%
9
electoral votes
Maryland
John Quincy Adams · 50.3% · runner-up Andrew Jackson 49.8%
6 Adams · 5 Jackson
electoral votes
Massachusetts
John Quincy Adams · 76.4% · runner-up Andrew Jackson 15.4%
15
electoral votes
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson · 81.1% · runner-up John Quincy Adams 19.0%
3
electoral votes
Alabama
Andrew Jackson
89.9%
5
John Quincy Adams · 10.1%
Connecticut
John Quincy Adams
71.4%
8
Andrew Jackson · 23.0%
Delaware
John Quincy Adams
—
3
—
Georgia
Andrew Jackson
96.8%
9
John Quincy Adams · 3.2%
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
67.2%
3
John Quincy Adams · 32.8%
Indiana
Andrew Jackson
56.6%
5
John Quincy Adams · 43.4%
Kentucky
Andrew Jackson
55.5%
14
John Quincy Adams · 44.5%
Louisiana
Andrew Jackson
53.0%
5
John Quincy Adams · 47.0%
Maine
John Quincy Adams
59.7%
9
Andrew Jackson · 40.0%
Maryland
John Quincy Adams
50.3%
6 Adams · 5 Jackson
Andrew Jackson · 49.8%
Massachusetts
John Quincy Adams
76.4%
15
Andrew Jackson · 15.4%
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson
81.1%
3
John Quincy Adams · 19.0%
Missouri
Andrew Jackson
70.6%
3
John Quincy Adams · 29.4%
New Hampshire
John Quincy Adams
54.1%
8
Andrew Jackson · 45.9%
New Jersey
John Quincy Adams
52.1%
8
Andrew Jackson · 47.9%
New York
Andrew Jackson
51.5%
16 Adams · 20 Jackson
John Quincy Adams · 48.6%
North Carolina
Andrew Jackson
73.1%
15
John Quincy Adams · 26.9%
Ohio
Andrew Jackson
51.6%
16
John Quincy Adams · 48.4%
Pennsylvania
Andrew Jackson
66.7%
28
John Quincy Adams · 33.4%
Rhode Island
John Quincy Adams
77.0%
4
Andrew Jackson · 22.9%
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
—
11
—
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
95.2%
11
John Quincy Adams · 4.8%
Vermont
John Quincy Adams
74.2%
7
Andrew Jackson · 25.4%
Virginia
Andrew Jackson
69.0%
24
John Quincy Adams · 31.0%
The state table accounts for 84 of John Quincy Adams's 83 official electoral votes; 177 of Andrew Jackson's 178 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.
The Congress it seated
21th Congress
1829–1831
Unified government
Senate
25–23
Jacksonian control · Jacksonian–Anti-Jacksonian
House
136–72 +5
Jacksonian control · Jacksonian–Anti-Jacksonian +5 independents