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Vice President John Adams ran for the presidential office in 1796 and won the election.

Adams represented the Federalist party in this, the nation's first contested election.

1796 U. S. Presidential Election Results:

70 votes (50.7%) - minimum required

71 votes (51.4%) - V.P. John Adams of MA (Federalist Party) : elected President.

68 votes (49.3%) - Fmr. Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson of VA (Democratic-Republican Party)

Elected as vice-president.

59 votes (42.8%) - Min. to Great Britain Thomas Pinckney of SC (Fed. Pty.)

30 votes (21.7%) - U. S. Sen. Aaron Burr of NY (D-R Pty.)

15 votes (10.9%) - Gov. Samuel Adams of MA (D-R Pty.)

11 votes (8.0%) - U.S. Sup. Ct. Ch. Justice Oliver Ellsworth of CT (Fed. Pty.)

7 votes (5.1%) - Fmr. Gov. George Clinton of NY (D-R Pty.)

5 votes (3.6%) - Gov. John Jay of NY (Fed. Pty.)

3 votes (2.2%) - U. S. Sup. Ct. Justice James Iredell of NC (Fed. Pty.)

2 votes (1.4%) - Fmr. U. S. Sen. Samuel Johnston of NC (Fed. Pty.)

2 votes (1.4%) - Pres. George Washington of VA (independent)

2 votes (1.4%) - U. S. Sen. John Henry of MD (D-R Pty.)

1 vote (0.7%) - Min. to France Charles C. Pinckney of SC (Fed. Pty.)

Although John Adams' running mate was Thomas Pinckney, because of the way the vice president was determined at that time and because the electors' second votes were spread so thinly, Adams' main opponent, Thomas Jefferson, became Vice President instead.
One thing different about the election of 1796 was it was the first election to be contested.

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In 1796 John Adams was elected President. His opponent , Thomas Jefferson was elected vice-president because he finished second in the voting for president and that is how they chose the vice-president in those days.

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The election of 1796, was between two enemies, which were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Federalist, John Adams was elected as George Washington's successor and the Republican-Democrat, Thomas Jefferson, second in the electoral balloting, became Vice-President. Jefferson would defeat Adams in the election of 1800, to become the 3rd President of the United States.

THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 1796:

Electoral Vote: Adams, 71; Jefferson, 68.

Adams Won in 9 States: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Delaware.

Jefferson Won in 7 States: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

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John Adams finished first and Thomas Jefferson second. At that time the president and vice president were not elected together, instead The person with the most votes became president and the person with the second to most votes became vice president.

So John Adams became president and Jefferson became vice president.

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James Monroe won the election with Daniel Tompkins as his Vice President. ***This information is useful because I got this from school.

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John Adams was the winner in the 1796 US presidential election. He was sort of his own party, but the name of Federalist has been attached to his supporters.

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John Adams was the winner in 1796 over Thomas Jefferson.

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John Adams

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