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What do most historians believe was the first true US presidential election campaign?
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Most historians cite the US presidential election of 1800 as the first true election campaign for the US presidency. This was the case in that the Republican and Federalist parties campaigned vigorously in all of the states. In addition, there was newspaper ads calling candidates horrible names. This may be considered the first election with negative media ads.
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∙ 7y agoThe 1796 election was the first contested one. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson ran against each other.
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