The 1824 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Although Illinois voted for John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford, the district-based system used for choosing electors meant that only one of the state's electoral votes were assigned to Adams, while the remaining two were assigned to Jackson. This was the first presidential election that four candidates each won at least one county in the same state. This feat would be shared by Virginia in the same election; however, the only other occurrences in presidential election history have been in 1860 (in Missouri), and in 1912 (in North Dakota and in Kansas).Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 239–246
Results 1824 United States presidential election in IllinoisPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson 1,272 27.02% 2 Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams 1,541 32.73% 1 Democratic-Republican Henry Clay 1,047 22.24% 0 Democratic-Republican William H. Crawford 847 17.99% 0 Unknown Unpledged electors 1 0.02% 0 Totals 4,708 100.0% 3
Results by electoral district +Results by DistrictDistrictAndrew JacksonDemocratic-RepublicanJohn Quincy AdamsDemocratic-RepublicanHenry ClayDemocratic-RepublicanWilliam H. CrawfordDemocratic-RepublicanUnpledged ElectorsTotal votescast#%Electors#%Electors#%Electors#%Electors#%Electors11095.0801,06349.56134315.99062929.32010.0502,145266648.68122516.45047734.870 no candidates no candidates1,368349741.59125321.17022719.00021818.240 no candidates1,195Total1,27227.0221,54132.7311,04722.24084717.99010.0204,708
See also United States presidential elections in Illinois
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