In 1824, four presidential candidates split the vote, and no candidate won an electoral majority. John Quincy Adams won the election in the House, even though Andrew Jackson had won a plurality of ...

In 1824, when four candidates ran for president, the electoral vote was diffused to the point that none received a majority. The House subsequently picked John Quincy Adams, who had in fact lost ...

Of course, the Electoral College gets you into the White House, not the popular vote. ... John Quincy Adams (1824), Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) and Benjamin Harrison (1888) ...

In 1824, four presidential candidates split the vote, ... The Electoral College was established in Article II of the Constitution and could be repealed by constitutional amendment.

This has only happened once, in 1824, when four candidates split the electoral college vote, denying any one of them a majority.

Candidates who lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College are John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush in 2000 and Trump in 2016.

The Electoral College dates back to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which gathered to put together a constitution for the fledgling nation. ... 1800, 1824, 1876, 2000, and, most famously, ...

Only five US presidential elections have seen the ultimate victor in the Electoral College actually lose the popular vote. Jump to content. ... 1800, 1824, 1876, 2000, and, most famously, ...