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United States presidential election of 1800: Quick Facts

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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart, showing Jefferson with white hair, a white ruffled shirt, and a dark coat against a neutral background.
Portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart of John Adams, shown seated and facing forward, wearing a dark coat and white cravat against a plain brown background.
Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams
Thematic map of the eastern United States showing the results of the 1800 presidential election, with states shaded in blue for Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) and yellow for John Adams (Federalist). Electoral vote totals for each state are displayed, alongside a table listing the number of electoral votes each candidate received by state. An explanatory note describes the pre-12th Amendment process, where the top vote-getter became president and the runner-up became vice president.
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Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson, shown from the chest up wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with a neutral background.
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams
John Adams
president of United States
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr
vice president of United States
John Jay
John Jay
United States statesman and chief justice
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
American soldier, statesman, and diplomat

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