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Events on Wednesday 1 December 1824 1
1824United States presidential election of 1824Four-way race decided by the House of RepresentativesAndrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but fell short of a majority against John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. The House of Representatives chose Adams as president in February 1825 after Clay threw his support behind him, a result Jackson's supporters denounced as a "corrupt bargain."