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Henry Clay vs John Quincy Adams

Henry Clay vs John Quincy Adams in 1824: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Henry Clay

Elections
3 (1824, 1832, 1844)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
191
Best popular vote
48.1% in 1844
Parties
Whig, National-Republican, Democratic-Republican
vs

John Quincy Adams

Elections
3 (1820, 1824, 1828)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
168
Best popular vote
43.6% in 1828
Parties
National-Republican, Democratic-Republican, Independent

1824

Henry Clay states
3
John Quincy Adams states
5
Popular vote
13.0% – 30.9%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: John Quincy AdamsDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowaKansasKentucky: Henry ClayLouisiana: another candidateMaine: John Quincy AdamsMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: John Quincy AdamsMichiganMinnesotaMississippi: another candidateMissouri: Henry ClayMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: John Quincy AdamsNew Jersey: another candidateNew MexicoNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth DakotaOhio: Henry ClayOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: John Quincy AdamsSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: another candidateTexasUtahVermont: another candidateVirginia: another candidateWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: John Quincy AdamsMassachusetts: John Quincy AdamsRhode Island: John Quincy AdamsConnecticut: John Quincy AdamsNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1824
StateHenry ClayJohn Quincy AdamsGap (pts)EV
Alabama 0.7% 17.8% -17.1 5
Connecticut — 70.4% 8 — 8
Delaware — — — —
Georgia — — — —
Illinois 22.2% 32.5% 1 -10.3 3
Indiana 33.6% 19.4% 14.2 5
Kentucky 72.8% 14 — — 14
Louisiana — — — —
Maine — 81.5% 9 — 9
Maryland 2.1% 44.1% 3 -42.0 11
Massachusetts — 73.0% 15 — 15
Mississippi — 33.8% — 3
Missouri 59.5% 3 4.6% 54.9 3
New Hampshire — 93.6% 8 — 8
New Jersey — 41.9% — 8
New York — — — —
North Carolina — — — 15
Ohio 38.5% 16 24.5% 14.0 16
Pennsylvania 3.6% 11.6% -8.0 28
Rhode Island — 91.5% 4 — 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee — 1.0% — 11
Vermont — — — —
Virginia 2.7% 22.2% -19.5 24

Questions and answers

Who won between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams in 1824?

John Quincy Adams won the presidency. Electoral votes: Henry Clay 37, John Quincy Adams 84. Popular vote: Henry Clay 13.0%, John Quincy Adams 30.9%.

How many states did Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams each win in 1824?

Henry Clay carried 3 and John Quincy Adams carried 5.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data