Andrew Jackson is re-elected for second term as President of USA

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The United States of America hold a presidential election, in which Andrew Jackson, who was nominated at the first ever Democratic Convention, defeats Henry Clay by 219 electoral votes to 49.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Andrew Jackson is re-elected for second term as President of USA". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17980, accessed 19 March 2024.]

17980 Andrew Jackson is re-elected for second term as President of USA 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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