View Full Version : Has an Election ever been thrown to the House of Representatives Before?
Knightskye
09-17-2008, 06:52 PM
I'm just wondering if this could be the first time in history that it's happened.
Anyone know?
constitutional
09-17-2008, 06:54 PM
Yes, search for it.
Knightskye
09-17-2008, 06:54 PM
Yes, search for it.
*middlefinger* :mad:
constitutional
09-17-2008, 06:56 PM
*middlefinger* :mad:
I'll give you a hint dumbass, 1824.
Knightskye
09-17-2008, 06:58 PM
I'll give you a hint dumbass, 1824.
I ask a question and I get sent to a search engine. That's not helpful.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_has_the_house_of_representatives_ha d_to_decide_the_presidential_election
constitutional
09-17-2008, 07:06 PM
I ask a question and I get sent to a search engine. That's not helpful.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_has_the_house_of_representatives_ha d_to_decide_the_presidential_election
I answered your question by saying yes. That's all you asked for. If you want more information, search for it -- that's all I was implying. I am feeling bit lazy too.
Furthermore, I apologize for calling you a dumbass.
Imperial
09-17-2008, 07:36 PM
Twice actually.
First, there was the 1800 election. John Adams ran with some dude who I can't remember, and the other ticket was Jefferson/Burr.
Due to a technicality, back when VP's were chosen as second place, Aaron Burr actually tied Thomas Jefferson. At first, Burr, a New Yorker, was the Federalists in Congress' choice for president. They thought Jefferson too radical. However, Thomas Hamilton, in probably his best move politically in history, swung the Federalists to Jefferson because he didn't trust Burr.
Burr got pissed, tried to secede with New England Federalist-extremists. He challenged Hamilton to a duel when Hamilton crushed the effort, and killed him.
Later still, he fled and tried to make a Western confederacy and failed when a conspiring general grew yellow and gave him up when word caught up of the plot. To his death, he fled to Europe and urged Napolean to team up with Britain and take over the US.
The second ocurrence was 1820. There were only Democratic-Republicans at that point(the Federalists had collapsed). The candidates were Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and I believe William Crawford. No candidate drew a majority, and so it went to the House of Representatives.
William Crawford was too sick, and so was the first eliminated. It basically would next be decided by the famed Henry Clay. He was ideologically between Jackson and Adams, but competed fiercely with Jackson for Western votes. In the end, he picked Adams, swinging the house to him. Jacksonians called it the crime of 1820. Henry Clay became Secretary of State.
In 1824, Jackson won the presidency, although it was close with the state of Pennsylvania swinging to Jackson. An actual contest, as both candidates had good and bad and were fairly independent minded. Not like today at all!
BeFranklin
09-17-2008, 08:10 PM
Twice actually.
First, there was the 1800 election. John Adams ran with some dude who I can't remember, and the other ticket was Jefferson/Burr.
Due to a technicality, back when VP's were chosen as second place, Aaron Burr actually tied Thomas Jefferson. At first, Burr, a New Yorker, was the Federalists in Congress' choice for president. They thought Jefferson too radical. However, Thomas Hamilton, in probably his best move politically in history, swung the Federalists to Jefferson because he didn't trust Burr.
Burr got pissed, tried to secede with New England Federalist-extremists. He challenged Hamilton to a duel when Hamilton crushed the effort, and killed him.
Later still, he fled and tried to make a Western confederacy and failed when a conspiring general grew yellow and gave him up when word caught up of the plot. To his death, he fled to Europe and urged Napolean to team up with Britain and take over the US.
The second ocurrence was 1820. There were only Democratic-Republicans at that point(the Federalists had collapsed). The candidates were Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and I believe William Crawford. No candidate drew a majority, and so it went to the House of Representatives.
William Crawford was too sick, and so was the first eliminated. It basically would next be decided by the famed Henry Clay. He was ideologically between Jackson and Adams, but competed fiercely with Jackson for Western votes. In the end, he picked Adams, swinging the house to him. Jacksonians called it the crime of 1820. Henry Clay became Secretary of State.
In 1824, Jackson won the presidency, although it was close with the state of Pennsylvania swinging to Jackson. An actual contest, as both candidates had good and bad and were fairly independent minded. Not like today at all!
And Jackson destroyed the bank. Maybe history can repeat. Money bomb for Texas Independence?
Knightskye
09-19-2008, 09:02 PM
And Jackson destroyed the bank. Maybe history can repeat. Money bomb for Texas Independence?
They had four candidates. To do that, Barr and Nader would have to get high vote totals, and some electoral votes.
But for that to happen, we'd need to get both of them into the debates.
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