United States presidential election, 1796

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_1796
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1796-11-04
1796-12-07
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Aaron_Burr 30
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_John_Adams 71
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Thomas_Jefferson 68
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Thomas_Pinckney 59
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election, 1796
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Thomas_Pinckney
gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:method_of_choosing_electors state legislatures and popular vote
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1800
gptkbp:notableEvent first contested U.S. presidential election
first election with political parties
gptkbp:number_of_states_participating 16
gptkbp:party_of_Aaron_Burr gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:party_of_John_Adams gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:party_of_Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:party_of_Thomas_Pinckney gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1792
gptkbp:resulted_in_president_and_vice_president_from_different_parties true
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:votingSystem original Electoral College system
gptkbp:winner gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Election_of_1800
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5