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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.
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