Before the election of 1824, the United States was at the tail end of the so-called Era of Good Feelings, a time when political partisanship was low and one party, the Democratic-Republicans ...

Arguably one of the worst was the Election of 1824. That one wasn’t settled until Feb. 9, 1825 — 200 years ago Sunday. The end of the War of 1812 brought on a strong sense of national unity ...

In 1824, a crowded field of candidates vied for the presidency. While Andrew Jackson earned the most electoral votes, he failed to secure a majority, so the election was given to the House.