Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 4 to December 7, 1796, when electors throughout the United States cast their ballots. It was the first contested American presidenti
Official Presidential portrait of John Adams
Thomas Jefferson State Room Portrait
George Washington, the incumbent president in 1796, whose second term expired on March 4, 1797
John Adams, Vice President of the United States from Massachusetts
Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice Preside
1796 United States presidential election
…would designate which candidate would be president and which vice president. No action was taken on his proposal, setting the stage for the deadlocked election of 1800. This is also the first of only two elections so far in the life of the Republic which elected a presidential term of only 1,460 days rather than 1,461…
Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, c. 1800 1815, NGA
Aaron Burr portrait