Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1832'

(Wednesday, December 5, 1832, during the 1832 United States presidential election) — President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat from Tennessee, was elected to a second term today, defeating National Republican Party nominee Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky.

Jackson and his running mate, Secretary of State Martin Van Buren of New York, received 54.2 percent of the limited popular vote. Clay and his running mate, former Rep. John Sergeant of Pennsylvania, received 37.4 percent.

Video: 'The 1832 Election Explained'

The 1832 popular vote results translated into a decisive electoral victory: 219-49 for Jackson over Clay and 189-49 for Van Buren over Sergeant. The electors’ votes were tabulated and certified on Feb. 15, 1833, during a joint session of Congress.

Jackson was sworn in for a second term and Van Buren became the eighth vice president of the U.S on March 4, 1833.