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American voters

a non-Federalist president in the 1800 election

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes

the House of Representatives took a vote and declared Jefferson the winner.

Answer 1

As Jefferson received the second-most votes in 1796, he was elected vice president. In 1800, unlike in 1796, both parties formally nominated tickets. ... At the end of a long and bitter campaign, Jefferson and Burr each won 73 electoral votes, Adams won 65 electoral votes, and Pinckney won 64 electoral votes.