Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay. In 1800 electors voted for two individuals and did not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1803. The recipient of the most electoral votes in 1800 would become president and the runner-up vice-president. Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes, his running-mate Aaron Burr received 73 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 65 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 64 electoral votes, and John Jay received 1 electoral vote. Although John Quincy Adams ran as Thomas Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. Thomas Jefferson became President and his running-mate Aaron Burr became Vice President.
he tied with Aaron Burr, but Alexander Hamilton went around and got people to vote for Jefferson even though he hated both of them but he hated Burr more...
Aaron Burr
There was no US presidential election in 1801. The election was in 1800 and Jefferson was elected and took office in 1801.
He reversed Federalist policies
Running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay. In 1800, electors voted for two individuals and did not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1803. The recipient of the most electoral votes in 1800 would become president and the runner-up vice-president. Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes, his running-mate Aaron Burr received 73 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 65 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 64 electoral votes, and John Jay received 1 electoral vote. Although John Quincy Adams ran as Thomas Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. Thomas Jefferson became President and his running-mate Aaron Burr became Vice President.
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.
Aaron Burr and he finished in a tie,
yes, in the election of 1800 thomas Jefferson and john Adams
In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson almost lost to Aaron Burr.
The only tie was the one between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 that resulted in the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
"Revolution of 1800"
he tied with Aaron Burr, but Alexander Hamilton went around and got people to vote for Jefferson even though he hated both of them but he hated Burr more...
yes it was since Hamilton convinced the federalists to support Jefferson and win the election of 1800; the election became known as the revolution of 1800 and as a peaceful change of power.
Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson
Almost, yes. After the election of 1800, there was originally an electoral tie between Burr and Jefferson, but Congress eventually leaned towards Jefferson, leaving Burr as VP.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams in the presidential election of 1800. Thomas Jefferson was running as a Democratic-Republican while John Adams ran as a Federalist.