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Yes, but not in the type of election we have today. In a compromise among the founding fathers, they created the Electoral College. Some wanted the Congress to elect the president and others felt that should be left to the people. The general public could not vote for president, but instead voted for electors who then voted on the president. The winner became the President and the runner up was the Vice President.

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