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
Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, c. 1800 1815, NGA
Aaron Burr portrait
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
1800 United States presidential election
…first time in modern history where a national government changed hands peaceably following a free election. Adams had narrowly defeated Jefferson in the 1796 election. Under the rules of the electoral system in place before the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, each member…
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