what was the

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Answer: four presidential candidates- Henry clay, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William Crawford Jackson won the popular vote but did not win the majority of the electoral vote; as a result, the election went to the house of representatives Henry clay, in the house of representatives vote, threw his support to john Quincy Adams in exchange for Adams winning the presidency over Jackson, Adams gave Clay the post of secretary of state Accusations of the corrupt bargain were made by Jackson, but are considered to be largely untrue

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