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 end, Jefferson defeated Adams in the Electoral College 73 to 65. Adams skulked out of Washington, D.C., on the dawn stage on March 4, 1801, to avoid seeing Jefferson installed in his place.

In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson, left, and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes, but public opinion sided with Jefferson. The Granger Collection, New York—2 On the afternoon of ...

The Electoral College made its decision, the future of self-government seemingly in the balance. And when the votes were tallied and announced, the Democratic-Republicans had won the election, 73 ...

Let’s examine first what a standard electoral ballot looked like in 1800. The example reprinted below is not from 1800—it’s Virginia’s electoral ballot from 1789—but the format is the same.

The test of a democracy is not merely an election. It is a contested election in which the opposition wins. The first such election in America was in 1800, and it brought American politics, as ...

In 1800, the election was thrown into the House of Representatives, which in February, chose Jefferson over his running mare, Aaron Burr. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

In many ways, the election of 1800 between Federalist President John Adams and Republican Vice President Thomas Jefferson — resembled 2020.

Take 1800, for example. The two parties were in bitter opposition. The Federalists nominated John Adams for a second term; the “Democratic-Republicans” chose Thomas Jefferson.

In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson, left, and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes, but public opinion sided with Jefferson. The Granger Collection, New York—2 ...

On Dec. 3 of that year, the 138 members of the Electoral College gathered in their respective states to choose between Thomas Jefferson and the incumbent John Adams for president of the United States.