Candidate

John Quincy Adams

Democratic-Republican · National Republican

Elections

Won

Electoral votes, all elections

168

Years

1820–1828

Record

John Quincy Adams: result of each presidential election
Year	Party	Electoral votes	Popular vote	Result
1820	Democratic-Republican	1 of 232	Not computed state counts not sourced	Lost
1824	Democratic-Republican	84 of 261	Not computed state counts not sourced	Won (chosen by the House)
1828	National Republican	83 of 261	Not computed state counts not sourced	Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1820, 1824, 1828 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1820Democratic-Republican · Lost

From the National Archives

*235 electors were appointed, but only 232 votes were cast due to the deaths of one elector each from Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1820, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1824Democratic-Republican · Won (chosen by the House)

From the National Archives

Because no candidate for President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the House of Representatives. In that vote, John Quincy Adams was elected President with 13 votes. Andrew Jackson received 7 votes and William H. Crawford received 4 votes.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1824, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.