John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams ran for president in 1820, 1824, 1828 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1828 Lost
National-Republican- Electoral votes
- 83of 261
- Popular vote
- 500,89743.60%
- States carried
- 8
- Running mate
- Richard Rush
Opponents: Andrew Jackson (178 EV).
1824 Won
Democratic-Republican- Electoral votes
- 84of 261
- Popular vote
- 113,12230.90%
- States carried
- 5
- Running mate
- John C. Calhoun
Opponents: Andrew Jackson (99 EV), William H. Crawford (41 EV), Henry Clay (37 EV).
Carried: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.
1820 Lost
Independent- Electoral votes
- 1of 232
- States carried
- 0
- Running mate
- none
Opponents: James Monroe (231 EV).
Head-to-head
Questions and answers
How many times did John Quincy Adams run for president?
3 times (1820, 1824, 1828), winning in 1824.
How many electoral votes did John Quincy Adams win?
1828: 83; 1824: 84; 1820: 1.
What share of the popular vote did John Quincy Adams get?
1828: 43.6% (500,897 votes); 1824: 30.9% (113,122 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data