The Corrupt Bargain- Elections of 1824 & 1876 The major participants in the elections of 1824 and 1876 were Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson were the major participants in the election of 1826. Each candidate in this election was of the Republican Party originally founded by Jefferson. In the election of 1826 the major participants were Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes was of the Republican Party and Tilden of the Democratic Party. In both these …showed first 75 words of 386 total…

…showed last 75 words of 386 total…what everyone calls the corrupt bargain but it may have actually started with the states. If the popular vote was in favor of one candidate then the electoral vote should reflect that. Instead people in the Electoral College probably changed their mind and voted for the other candidate. This is true in both elections. If the members of the Electoral College would hold true to their initial vote then these "corruption" may never have occurred.