The US presidential election of 1828 was a narrow victory for Andrew Jackson. narrow victory for John Quincy Adams. landslide win for Andrew Jackson. landslide win for John Quincy Adams.
The presidential election of 1828 was a landslide victory for Andrew Jackson. It was actually much closer than most Presidential Elections have historically win because Jackson received 56% of the vote while Adams received 43%, but the United States of course elected President with the Electoral College. The Electoral College vote was: 178 Electoral College votes for Jackson, 83 Electoral College votes for Adams. I suppose I would consider that a bit of a landslide victory.
Multiple elements led to Andrew Jackson winning the election in a landslide. One element that was created during these campaigns is Mudslinging, which is insulting the opponent to ruin them.
