When No Candidate Won the 1824 Presidential Election, the House of Representatives Was Given the Rare Task of Deciding the Victor A “corrupt bargain” that delivered John Quincy Adams the ...

But in 1824, the rules were that a candidate needed not just more electoral votes to win, ... Some states, in those days, didn’t even place presidential candidates on their ballots.

Party nominating conventions were created after the 1824 election, when no candidate was able to receive the majority of electoral ... resulting in a single presidential candidate from each party.

Here’s a look back at the state’s popular and electoral votes going back to 1824, ... From political neophyte to 43rd governor of Illinois — and potential US presidential candidate 2024; ...