<P> John Quincy Adams Democratic - Republican </P> <P> Andrew Jackson Democratic </P> <P> The United States presidential election of 1828 was the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828 . It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as incumbent President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the nascent Democratic Party . Unlike in 1824, Jackson defeated Adams, marking the start of Democratic dominance in federal politics . Adams was the second president to lose re-election, following his father, John Adams . </P> <P> Jackson had won a plurality of the electoral and popular vote in the 1824 election, but had lost the contingent election that was held in the House of Representatives . In the aftermath of the election, Jackson's supporters accused Adams and Henry Clay of having reached a "corrupt bargain" in which Clay helped Adams win the contingent election in return for the position of Secretary of State . After the 1824 election, Jackson's supporters immediately began plans for a re-match in 1828 . </P>

What two new political parties faced off in the election of 1828