1824 United States presidential election in Kentucky October 26 – December 2, 1824
County results Electoral district results Clay
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Jackson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
The1824 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the1824 United States presidential election . Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forPresident andVice President .
During this election, theDemocratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and four different candidates from this party sought the presidency.Kentucky voted forHenry Clay overAndrew Jackson ,John Quincy Adams , andWilliam H. Crawford . Clay won Kentucky, his home state, by a wide margin of 43.46%.[ 1]
Kentucky was divided into three electoral districts for this election, with electors chosen throughblock voting . District 1 elected four electors, while Districts 2 and 3 elected five electors each.[ 1]
Results by electoral district [ edit ] Results by District[ 1] District Henry ClayDemocratic-Republican
Andrew JacksonDemocratic-Republican
John Quincy AdamsDemocratic-Republican
William H. CrawfordDemocratic-Republican
Margin Total Votes Cast # % Electors # % Electors # % Electors # % Electors # % 1 3,861 71.47% 4 1,473 27.27% 0 65 1.20% 0 3 0.06% 0 2,320 42.94% 5,402 2 6,165 69.46% 5 2,711 30.54% 0 no candidates no ballots 3,454 38.92% 8,876 3 7,181 73.95% 5 2,474 25.48% 0 55 0.57% 0 no candidates 4,652 47.90% 9,710 Total 17,207 71.73% 14 6,658 27.76% 0 120 0.50% 0 3 0.01% 0 10,426 43.46% 23,988
County results
Electoral district results
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