Presidential Election Of 1800, Presidential Elections History

There were no official vice presidential candidates in the election of 1800.

Electron js builder. The american presidency project web site presents election results from the 1800 presidential election. The incumbent president john adams faced off against vice president thomas jefferson the former. Two candidates received exactly 73.

The presidential election of 1800 thomas jefferson by rembrandt peale 1805. The presidential election of 1800 also known as the revolution of 1800 was a significant signal to the world that the newly formed united states was indeed a country where the people determined their leaders and thus their fate. When the electoral votes were tallied in the 1800 us.

Presents an original copy of the tally of electoral votes for the 1800 presidential election february 11 1801 from the records of the united states senate. When the united states achieved independence in 1776 it was governed as a confederation or an alliance of different states. According to the us constitution electors made two choices for president and whoever received the most votes became president.

The 1800 united states presidential election was the fourth presidential electionit was held from october 31 to december 3 1800. The person with the second most votes became vice president. Due to quirks in the election process burr tied with jefferson in the electoral college vote and he chose to vie with jefferson for the top office.

Presidential electiononly the fourth election in the young nations historythere was a problem. With the approval of the constitution in 1789 the presidential system as we know it was born. The nations fourth presidential election was the first time candidates campaigned though the campaigning was very subdued by modern standards.

In the united states presidential election of 1800 sometimes referred to as the revolution of 1800 vice president thomas jefferson defeated incumbent president john adams. As the presidential election of 1800 approached americans were more divided than ever before. In what is sometimes referred to as the revolution of 1800 vice president thomas jefferson of the democratic republican party defeated incumbent president john adams of the federalist partythe election was a political realignment that ushered in a generation of.

The center for legislative archives national archives and records administration. The election was a realigning election that ushered in a generation of republican party rule and the eventual demise of the federalist party in the first party system.