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How did the elections of 1796 and 1800 duffer?

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The problems in this method were highlighted in 1800 when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr got 73 electoral votes apiece. It needed 36 votes in the House to break the tie and give Jefferson the presidency.

In the elections of 1789, 1796, and 1800, how was the vice president chosen?

Prior to the 1804 passage of the Twelfth Amendment, electors were to vote for two candidates for president; the runner-up in the presidential contest was chosen, as vice president.

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