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The election was a political realignment that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican leadership. This was the first presidential election in American history to be a rematch. It was also the first election in American history where an incumbent president did not win re-election. Adams had narrowly defeated Jefferson in the 1796 election.
Jefferson again won the South and Adams again won New England, but Jefferson won by adding New York and Maryland. Jefferson tied his own running mate, former Senator Aaron Burr of New York, in electoral votes, necessitating a contingent election in the House that Jefferson won. Burr, as the runner-up, was elected vice president.
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, leader of the Whig party which won the 1708 British general election. ... April 1800 United States Senate special election in New York;
The 1800 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between 31 October and 3 December 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The 1800–01 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with Thomas Jefferson being elected to the White House. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures .
In 2016 and 2020 Donald Trump lost the popular election by several million votes. But in 2016 he won in the electoral college with slim majorities in several toss-up states.
The tie between Jefferson and Burr led to a contingent election in the House of Representatives, which Jefferson won, becoming the third president of the United States on March 4, 1801. [ 2 ] In 1800, there was no general statute governing all elections in Pennsylvania; instead, the legislature passed a new law in advance of each election to ...
The 2016 Presidential election had a 56.4% voter turnout. President Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, 62,984,828 to 65,853,514. But, President trump won the Electoral vote, 304 - 227 ...