lonelyjulirodriguez lonelyjulirodriguez 11-12-2022 History contestada Why did Andrew Jackson believe that he should have been elected president in 1824, rather than John Quincy Adams? Jackson won both the popular vote and a plurality of electoral votes. Jackson served as a strong military leader in the tradition of George Washington. John Quincy Adams had not held any other elective office. Henry Clay should have supported Jackson because Clay was from a neighboring state