The Election of1824

 

Several states transitioned to a  statewide popular vote for president, leaving South Carolina and Delaware as the only states in which the legislature chose presidential electors. Two of the electors in each state were not assigned to represent individual Comgresional Districts while all of the remaining electors represented their Congressional District.
The shift to a statewide winner-take-all method for allocating electoral votes actually began to dominate around 1824–1828, rather than starting in a single year. By 1824, a majority of states adopted this method, with 1828 marking a further entrenchment of the practice, driven by partisan efforts to maximize support. 
Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes, to Adams' 83.

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