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In the election of 1800 the vote in the electoral College ended in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Ehrenberg the republican candidates for president and vice president respectively what was the major reason for this problem?

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Jefferson and Burr tied in this election

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In the election of 1800, Jefferson and Burr tied.

The main issue is that second place got VP, instead of a ticket running together. So, a President would not have the choice of VP.

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