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Yes, Thomas Jefferson wanted to be president. In 1796 he ran against John Adams and lost but was elected vice president. In the 1800 election, Jefferson ran again and defeated Adams. In this election, he was in a tie vote with Aaron Burr and Jefferson did everything possible to try to win over Burr. Jefferson ran for a second term in 1804 and won.

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well i looked it up today of why did he want to become president and it said because he was capable and smart and wanted to lead and make changes the America

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Thomas Jefferson ran for president because he wanted to show people civil rights like Abraham Lincoln.

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