*The records of the popular vote previous to 1824 are imperfect, and in many of the states the electors were chosen by the legislatures. This renders nearly if not quite useless any attempt to compile tables giving the popular vote prior to that year. + The electors of Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, South Carolina and Vermont were chosen by the state legislatures. Plurality over Adams. Plurality over Clay. Plurality over Jackson. TOTAL VOTE. The electors of South Carolina were chosen by the legislature. This total does not include 33,108 votes cast for John Floyd and William Wirt. |