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John Adams, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney were candidates for the federalist and Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr were candidates for the republican
In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson almost lost to Aaron Burr.
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Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, John Adams, Charles Pinckney and John Lay.
Thomas Jefferson 1801 (after a tie vote with Aaron Burr JQ Adams 1825 (after none of the four candidates received an Electoral College majority)
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.
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.
No, John Adams, George Clinton, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were all candidates, but Washington was a shoo in.
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
Thomas Jefferson
In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson almost lost to Aaron Burr.
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Jefferson was not involved in any duels. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were.
Aaron Burr served as Vice President under Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1805.
Aaron Burr ran for president against Thomas Jefferson in 1800. He became Thomas Jefferson's first vice president. He also murdered Alexander Hamilton.
Pres. John Adams (F-MA) & his running mate former Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney (F-SC) vs.V.P. Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) & his running mate former U.S. Sen. Aaron Burr (DR-NY)