There was no election in 1800 since Washington just became President in 1789 and the general population wasn't allowed to vote.
Thomas Jefferson was the man who had the fewest number of electoral votes and still became president. He had 73 during the election of 1800.
For the first few elections, what happened was the winner became president and the runner-up (2nd place) became vice-president. This resulted in either two different parties in office, or a divided party in the election. The 12th Amendment addressed the problem.
The election of 1800 was more important than the election of 1796. In 1796 George Washington was elected president unopposed. The election of 1800 had several people vying for the presidency.
John Adams became president and Thomas Jefferson became Vice President.
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yes it was since Hamilton convinced the federalists to support Jefferson and win the election of 1800; the election became known as the revolution of 1800 and as a peaceful change of power.
It lead to the creation of the Twelfth Amendment, which addresses the issue of choosing the Vice President. The protocol prior to this election was that the Presidential candidate with the most votes would win the office of President, and the second-place candidate would be awarded the office of Vice President. However, this system became flawed in 1800, and it became clear that this could not be a permanent system. The Twelfth Amendment was written in order to solve that problem.
Election of 1800In 1804,the 12th amendment solved the problems by creating separate ballots for president and vice president.
the election of 1876Some ome won and became the president
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