Surf Wiki
Save to docs
politics

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1828 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none

none

FieldValue
election_name1828 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
countryMassachusetts
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1824 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
previous_year1824
next_election1832 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
next_year1832
turnout25.7% 3.3 pp
election_dateOctober 31 – December 2, 1828
image_sizex200px
image1John Quincy Adams 1858 crop.jpg
nominee1**John Quincy Adams**
party1National Republican Party (United States)
home_state1Massachusetts
running_mate1**Richard Rush**
electoral_vote1**15**
popular_vote1**29,836**
percentage1**76.36%**
image2Andrew Jackson.jpg
nominee2Andrew Jackson
party2Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2Tennessee
running_mate2John C. Calhoun
electoral_vote20
popular_vote26,012
percentage215.39%
map_imageMassachusetts Presidential Election Results 1828.svg
map_size401px
map_captionCounty results
titlePresident
before_electionJohn Quincy Adams
before_partyNational Republican Party
after_electionAndrew Jackson
after_partyDemocratic Party

Main article: 1828 United States presidential election

Adams No data/vote The 1828 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts voted for the National Republican candidate, incumbent president John Quincy Adams, over the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson. Adams won Massachusetts by a landslide margin of 60.97%.

With 76.36% of the popular vote, Adams' home state would prove to be his second strongest victory in the 1828 election after neighboring Rhode Island. This would be the last election until 1976 that the incumbent president lost reelection but won his home state.

Results

1828 United States presidential election in MassachusettsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**National Republican****John Quincy Adams (incumbent)****29,836****76.36%****15**
DemocraticAndrew Jackson6,01215.39%0
N/A*Other*3,2268.26%0
**Totals****39,074****100.0%****15**

References

References

  1. ''Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970'', part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1828 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  3. "1828 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1828-united-states-presidential-election-by-state united-states-presidential-elections-in-massachusetts 1828-massachusetts-elections
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1828 United States presidential election in Massachusetts — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report