1796 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1796_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 4 – December 7, 1796
gptkbp:firstContestedPresidentialElection true
gptkbp:firstElectionWithPoliticalParties true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1796 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Thomas_Pinckney
gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:methodOfElection gptkb:Electoral_College
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1800_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableFor Only time a president and vice president from opposing parties were elected
First U.S. presidential election in which political parties played a major role
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1792_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
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gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 16
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:votesForWinner 71
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gptkbp:winner gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidency_of_John_Adams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6