1828 U.S. Presidential Election, Clay vs. Jackson

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Four years after the collapse of the Democratic Republican party, the party system seems to have settled down. President Henry Clay and his National Republican Party are attempting to hold off former Senator and General Andrew Jackson and his Democratic party. On one hand is Clay, standing for nationalist policies, internal improvements, the National Bank, and tariffs. Jackson however is campaigning on the opposite, states' rights, the destruction of the National Bank, and freer trade.

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The 1828 United States Presidential Election

President Henry Clay (National Republican-Kentucky)/Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush (National Republican-Pennsylvania) 155 electoral votes, 57.7% of the popular vote
Senator Andrew Jackson (Democrat-Tennessee)/Vice President John C. Calhoun (Democrat-South Carolina) 106 electoral votes, 42.3% of the popular vote