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Events on Friday 31 October 1828 1
1828Andrew Jackson elected President of the United StatesJackson defeats incumbent John Quincy AdamsAndrew Jackson won the presidency in a landslide over John Quincy Adams, carrying most states outside New England. The campaign was marked by personal attacks on both candidates and a surge in popular political participation. Jackson's election marked the rise of mass democratic politics and the Democratic Party in American life.