Question

What happened during the election of 1800?

Answer 1

In the elections of 1800, Thomas Jefferson was elected by the House of Representatives over Aaron Burr.

In 1800 the presidential elections were held, these being the fourth presidential elections of the United States. In this election, John Adams (Federalist Party) and Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican Party) faced each other.

The result of this election was Jefferson's victory over Adams. However, in the election, the Electoral College in charge of electing the president and vice president resulted in a voting tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr for which the House of Representatives had to choose and the result of this election was Thomas Jefferson.

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