1796 United States presidential election

1796 United States presidential election

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138 members of the Electoral College[a] 70 eìectoral votes needed to win
Turnout	20.1%[1] 13.8 pp
Nominee John Adams Thomas Jefferson (Elected Vice President) Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Thomas Pinckney Aaron Burr Electoral vote 71 68 States carried 9 7 Popular vote 35,726 31,115 Percentage 53.4% 46.6%
Presidential election results map. Green denotes states won by Jefferson and burnt orange denotes states won by Adams. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election George Washington Independent Elected President John Adams Federalist

The 1796 United States presidential election was between Federalist John Adams and Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. It was the first election where there was competition for the presidency. Adams and Jefferson became political enemies. However, because it used to be that the second place person would be vice president, it caused Jefferson to awkwardly be Adams' vice president for four years. It would be the reason why the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed later.
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1. ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.