1796 presidential election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:age gptkb:40
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gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:government_agency
Letters and pamphlets
Domestic policy
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly white male landowners
gptkbp:election_year 68
71
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:United_States
1796
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Revolutionary War America
gptkbp:historical_debate No formal debates were held
gptkbp:historical_significance Established two-party system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1796 presidential election
gptkbp:impact Set precedent for future elections
gptkbp:loser gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:media_coverage Limited due to technology
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notable_album December 7, 1796
gptkbp:notable_event First peaceful transfer of power
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkb:Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1792_presidential_election
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:significance First contested presidential election in the United States
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:succeeded_by 1800 presidential election
gptkbp:voter_turnout approximately 25% of eligible voters
gptkbp:voting_method gptkb:election
State legislatures appointed electors
gptkbp:winner gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1792_presidential_election
gptkb:Federalist_Party
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