jefferson berg
1800 & 1824
The electorate at that time could vote for both the president and vice president separately, and the vote did not distinguish whether it was for president or vice president. Both Jefferson and Burr got a majority of votes, so the house had to vote to decide who was president and who was vice president.
House of Representatives
House of Reps
Thomas Jefferson
the electoral system of 1800 failed because there were not enough guidelines in place to do the job. In the election of 1800, both Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, this is why the House decided.
The House decided two elections, 1800 and 1824. 1800 was rather a fluke, since due to procedure for voting in which each elector cast two ballots, Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied for first. Burr refused to concede, so the House had to decide the election. In 1824, the electoral votes wee split among four regional candidates, with no one getting the required majority, so the House decided the election, choosing John Q. Adams, the second place finisher.
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, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
The Presidential Election of 1800 ended in a tie in the Electoral College. This sent the election to the House of Representatives where politics took over. Even though that election was salvaged, it was obvious that new rules were needed to prevent this happening again.
The election of 1800 proved that the executive branch could be won by an Anti-Federalist.
The election of 1800 is called the Revolution of 1800 because power changed hands without war. The Federalist Party had held powers since George Washington's first election in 1788.