United States Presidential Election of 1832

Jackson re-elected 219 to 49 over Clay in the first convention-nominated contest.

Overview

The 1832 race introduced national party conventions, as Democrats renominated Jackson in Baltimore while National Republicans and the new Anti-Masonic Party followed suit, and the parties also nominated running mates officially. Jackson, armed with his Bank veto, crushed Henry Clay 219 to 49, plus 7 for Anti-Masonic William Wirt, validating his war on the Second Bank of the United States. The Democratic convention's two-thirds rule, born that year, shaped nominations for a century, and the Bank's destruction fed the money politics of the age.