Why was Jefferson not automatically named president after he won the popular vote in 1800

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Thumber Nirmal · Answer 1 · 2018-08-18T08:38:03+0000

Thomas Jefferson didn't have the majority of electoral college votes... This meant the candidate with the most electoral votes would become President and the candidate with the second most would become Vice President.

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