The election of 1828 was unique because it was the first presidential election

The 1828 contest between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams was the first presidential election in which candidates actively campaigned to win voters’ support. Earlier campaigns were more restrained, with candidates generally avoiding direct campaigning. The election was not decided by the House, and it did not end in a tie or with the popular-vote leader losing.

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