Nobody runs against Thomas Jefferson; he died in 1826. 1796: Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr vs. Federalists John Adams & Thomas Pinckney 1800: Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr vs. Federalists John Adams & Charles C. Pinckney 1804: Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson & George Clinton vs. Federalists Charles C. Pinckney & Rufus King
John Adams, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney were candidates for the federalist and Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr were candidates for the republican
The main parties in the election of 1800 are the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists.
it started a new era in u.s. politics. for the first time more then one candidate ran for president. the candidates for the federalists where John Adams and Thomas Pinckney. the democrats candidates were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
John Adams and Thomas Pinckney
1796
Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay Thomas Pinckney John Adams
John Adams and Thomas Pinckney were both technically presidential candidates and both belong to the Federalist party. Pinckney was the intended running-mate to Adams.
Pinckney's Treaty
The election in 1796 was run by state governments, as there was no centralized federal body overseeing elections at that time. The main candidates were John Adams, who ran as a Federalist, and Thomas Jefferson, who ran as a Democratic-Republican. Other candidates from different parties also participated in the election.
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States of America. He is called 'Godless' by the federalists; others considered him as an Atheist and even an Agnostic.
Charles Pinckney 2, Thomas Pinckney, and Harriott Pinckney