U.S. House of Representatives: Historical Highlights. On February 9, 1825, the House of Representatives elected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams as President. Following an inconclusive Electoral College result, the House performed the constitutionally prescribed role of deciding the 1824 presidential election.
A searchable collection of election returns from 1787 to 1825. The data were compiled by Philip Lampi. The American Antiquarian Society and Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives have mounted it online with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The National Archives website presents teaching activities related to the 1824 Electoral College vote that are correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government.