The election of 1796 was the first contested American presidential election.
And the candidates were:
Vice president John Adams of Massachusetts/ Federalist
Former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina/ Federalist
Former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson of Virginia/ Democratic Repiblican
Senator Aaron Burr of New York/ Democratic Republican
And the candidates were:
Vice president John Adams of Massachusetts/ Federalist
Former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina/ Federalist
Former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson of Virginia/ Democratic Repiblican
Senator Aaron Burr of New York/ Democratic Republican
Then Federalists chose Vice President John Adams as their presidential candidate,
and the Republicans selected Thomas Jefferson.
Both parties did campaign by posters, handbills, and mass rallies.
and the Republicans selected Thomas Jefferson.
Both parties did campaign by posters, handbills, and mass rallies.
Results:
John Adams won by a three-vote margin.
Almost all of Adams's votes came from northern electors but
Adams won because of the votes of two southern electors.
John Adams won by a three-vote margin.
Almost all of Adams's votes came from northern electors but
Adams won because of the votes of two southern electors.
The above information was found in the following sources:
*http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/United_States_presidential_election,_1796.html
*http://mrriveraushistory.blogspot.com/2012/12/12412-election-of-1796-john-adams.html
*http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=2976
*http://millercenter.org/president/adams/essays/biography/3
*http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/United_States_presidential_election,_1796.html
*http://mrriveraushistory.blogspot.com/2012/12/12412-election-of-1796-john-adams.html
*http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=2976
*http://millercenter.org/president/adams/essays/biography/3