THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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Two Federalist candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the Senate had to vote to break the tie.
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The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Federalist for president and a Democratic-Republican for vice president.
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Two Democratic-Republican candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie.
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The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Democratic-Republican for president and a Federalist for vice president.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Democratic-Republicans’ failure to execute their plan to award Jefferson one more vote than Burr resulted in a tie, which necessitated a contingent election in the House of Representatives. Under the terms laid out in the Constitution, the outgoing House of Representatives chose between Jefferson and Burr.
Detailed explanation-2: -The individual receiving the highest number of votes would become president. UnfortunatelyJefferson and his vice-presidential running mate Aaron Burr both received the identical number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives voted to break the tie.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson called his election “the Revolution of 1800” because it marked the first time that power in America passed from one party to another. He promised to govern as he felt the Founders intended, based on decentralized government and trust in the people to make the right decisions for themselves.