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Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay. In 1800 electors voted for two individuals and did not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1803. The recipient of the most electoral votes in 1800 would become president and the runner-up vice-president. Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes, his running-mate Aaron Burr received 73 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 65 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 64 electoral votes, and John Jay received 1 electoral vote. Although John Quincy Adams ran as Thomas Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. Thomas Jefferson became President and his running-mate Aaron Burr became Vice President.
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Did the incumbent win the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .
How many men became president of the US without having been elected?
There have been nine Presidents who did not win a presidential election before becoming President including four who won presidential elections after becoming President. The Vice Presidents who replaced the first four Presidents to die in office never won a presidential election. The Vice Presidents who replaced the other four Presidents who died in office won re-election at the ends of the terms in which they assumed office. Gerald Ford, however, was appointed to the vice presidency after Vice President Agnew resigned in 1973, and he ascended to the presidency when President Nixon resigned in 1974. He ran for re-election in 1976 but lost to Jimmy Carter, so he never won either a presidential election OR a vice-presidential election.
What are differences between presidential and Congressional election?
Congressional elections are every two years. Every other congressional election is also a presidential election. Two of every three elections you also elect a senator from your state. (Senators serve for 6 years and their elections are staggered so you usually don't vote for both senators in one election). Those elections that are -just- congressional tend not to get as big a voter turnout. Most people don't even know who their congressional representatives are. More people care about presidential elections. Congressmen and Senators are elected by direct vote--whoever gets the most votes win. Presidents are elected by the electoral college, so whoever gets the most votes in your state gets -all- your state's electoral votes.
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The early primary elections, which rank multiple candidates in the same party, tend to 'weed out' those with no chance of winning a presidential election, and allowing the probable peospects to the top of the list. Since New Hampshire has the first primary (Iowa has caucuses - a little different) election leading to a presidential election, it is only the second public measurement of each candidate's presidential potential.
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WHO referred to his victory in the presidential election as the Revolution of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson named "The Revolution of 1800" so because his party, the Republicans, peacefully and orderly received the power with acceptance by the federalists. The election was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800, and Jefferson defeated John Adams.
Did the incumbent win the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .
Why was the election of john Adams in the 1800 so important?
Adams lost the election that year to Thomas Jefferson.
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Why did Jefferson call the election of 1800 a peaceful election?
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Who are Obama's Dem challengers for the 2012 Presidential re-election?
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