In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected the sixth President of the United States.[1] There were five candidates for president: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford , Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.[2] Jackson was by far the most popular candidate.[2] The winner of the Electoral College was Jackson who had 99 votes.[3] Adams was second with 84 votes.[3] Crawford won 41 votes while Clay won only 37.[3] For the first time since 1801 the United States House of Representatives would decide the election.[4] Under the Twelfth Amendment to the United States, with no Electoral College winner, the President would be voted on from among the top three candidates.[2] Meeting in February 1825, Adams won by a single vote.[2] Adams was the son of the second President of the United States, John Adams.