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The Electoral College dates back to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which gathered to put together a constitution for the fledgling nation. ... 1800, 1824, 1876, 2000, and, ...
In 1800, the House voted Thomas Jefferson into the presidency after he and Aaron Burr, who was installed as Jefferson’s vice-president, tied in the Electoral College.
With two candidates fighting over a mere 538 Electoral College votes, a tie scenario is more than possible. It’s actually kind of surprising there has only been one tie election so far, in 1800 ...
The Madison-Jefferson letters presaged the 1824 election which, thrown to the House, resulted in the election of John Quincy Adams, even though Andrew Jackson had won both the Electoral College.
In the election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each got 73 Electoral College votes. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives determined the outcome with each state ...
In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the Electoral College. It went to the House, which ultimately chose Jefferson as president and Burr as his vice president.
The Electoral College dates back to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which gathered to put together a constitution for the fledgling nation. ... 1800, 1824, 1876, 2000, and, ...
In an event that has only happened once since 1800, ... Wisconsin and Pennsylvania for Harris, which would make her Electoral College path to the White House significantly harder to navigate.
It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.
In 1800, the House voted Thomas Jefferson into the presidency after he and Aaron Burr, who was installed as Jefferson’s vice-president, tied in the Electoral College.