Question/Analysis concerning Election of 1824?

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Ok. As we know the above is the election results of the Election of 1824 between the various candidates, and we know that the election was eventually tossed to the House of Representatives because there was no clear majority. My question/query is more or less concerned with an earlier Andrew Jackson presidency, but the POD would actually be an earlier death for Crawford.

So, if Crawford suffers a stroke in 1823, and instead dies because of it soon after, where exactly would his electoral votes be going? My guess, at the moment, would be that as Jackson had a strong showing in the south, that Georgia's 9 votes would go to him, therefore winning him 13 states and also giving him 108 votes. He may now carry the majority of states by one, but he still does not have a majority of electoral votes....so i am not too clear if he wins the Presidency by just winning Georgia.

That said, Virginia also voted for Crawford. I would hazard a guess that Clay would try and manipulate his way in here and would garner some votes from Virginia, but i do not thin he could completely win the state and would figure it would be divided, maybe, between all three candidates. Not too clear who the winner is, but considering that in 1828 the state went for Jackson there could be a distinct possibility that all of its weight could be thrown to him.

Van buren in the north was an avid Crawford supporter, but would later switch to Jackson, so he might siphon off the votes he had for Crawford originally and give them to Jackson. And i would also guess that the maryland/Delaware votes would also go for Jackson.

In total if Jackson wins these states he has 14 states, plus 139 electoral votes in total. plus, he would also be a clear winner in the popular vote. Is that actually enough to give him the presidency?

If so, then i have another question. What exactly would his term be like if he won in 1824? This is the crux of the matter.

In OTL, Jackson losing in 1824 allowed him to be more politically organized in 1828. The political machine was working in overdrive for him in those four years. He may have a good grounding in this ATL, but he is still mainly relying on his popularity as a war hero, so he is actually not as politically inclined as in OTL. So his election of 1828 would not seem as politically viable or succesful, especially if he is fighting a far more organized and unified Clay/Adams ticket in 1828.

But then this would all depend on how much "damage" he makes in his four years, and whether or not Calhoun still has a falling out with him. Calhoun did do a lot of damage to him in OTL, even if Jackson came out on top.
 
In total if Jackson wins these states he has 14 states, plus 139 electoral votes in total. plus, he would also be a clear winner in the popular vote. Is that actually enough to give him the presidency?
If Jackson earns 139 electoral votes, he has a majority. That means he wins.
 
Jackson in 1824 might not invite quite the galvanized opposition since he isn't as politically organized. However, one wonders what he would do with the Bank of the United States.

OTL, he trashed it even before its 20-year term ended, IIRC, by withdrawing all the money. Now, he didn't do this in his first term, I don't hink, but he also knew he could wait if hwe won a second term because it would run out during said term.

TTL, the 2nd BUS wouldn't run out till after a 2nd term and - presuming he holds the 2 term tradition that all others have - it seems likely that he'd figure he had to do something about it immediately.

Do his actions on the tariff led to Calhoun and SC rebelling early? I'm not as sure on that, I only know that Calhoun, without as well-oiled a machine in the Democrats in 1828, might see Jackson's actions and choose to run for the White House himself! Then, if that doesn't work, he might move SC to secede. Whereas I would imagine that part of why Nullification happened when it did was he felt Jackson couldn't be beaten for re-election.

Of course, all this is somewhat speculative as I don't know a whole lot about the era, but it is interesting to analyze.
 
Why are you (it would appear) presuming that no one will emerge to fill the void left by Crawford's demise? Crawford's death in 1823 does not automatically translate into a 3-way 1824 presidential race between Adams - Jackson - Clay. Now, if Crawford were to die around December 10, 1824, then there'd by 41 suddenly "unpledged" free agent electors, who could vote for one of the other 3.
 
Why are you (it would appear) presuming that no one will emerge to fill the void left by Crawford's demise? Crawford's death in 1823 does not automatically translate into a 3-way 1824 presidential race between Adams - Jackson - Clay. Now, if Crawford were to die around December 10, 1824, then there'd by 41 suddenly "unpledged" free agent electors, who could vote for one of the other 3.
well, that is a good point. Calhoun could actually maybe muster some strength this time around, you never know. It is possible.
 
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