There was no US presidential election in 1801. The election was in 1800 and Jefferson was elected and took office in 1801.
There was no election that year.
John Adams was the vice president ofThomas Jefferson1797-1801
Jefferson won the election in 1800 against John Adams, and was inaugurated on March 4, 1801.
That was decided at the last Federal Election
Washington
The Federal Election Commission was decided on April 2, 2014. This has been argues in October 8, 2013 but the decision was made in 2014.Ê
By the election of the State Governor.
The election followed the Constitution and went to the House of Representatives to be decided. However a deal was made that the Republicans would end reconstruction in the South and remove the last Federal troops if Hayes was elected.
The US House of Representatives settled the 1824 election and chose the president in early 1825.
John Adams didn't become President in 1801. He was elected by the electoral college in 1796 and served a single term before being beaten by Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 Presidential election. Despite losing the election, Adams remained in office until March 4, 1801, because that was when the Presidential term of office ended at that time. The Twentieth Amendment, ratified in 1933, changed the inauguration date from March 4 to January 20 of the year following the election.
Whichever side has the greatest amount of votes is usually the winner of the election.