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Who ran the election in 1796 and what party or parties were they from?
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The main candidates and their running mates were...
- Federalists John Adams of Massachusetts and Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina
- Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson of Virginia and Aaron Burr of New York
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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.
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