United States presidential election, 1800

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_1800
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:campaignMethods newspapers and pamphlets
gptkbp:congressionalSessionDecided gptkb:6th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1800
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:electoralVotesForAdams 65
gptkbp:electoralVotesForBurr 73
gptkbp:electoralVotesForJefferson 73
gptkbp:electoralVotesForPinckney 64
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election, 1800
gptkbp:inaugurated March 4, 1801
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney
gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1804
gptkbp:notableFor sometimes called the 'Revolution of 1800'
tie in electoral votes between Jefferson and Burr
first peaceful transfer of power between parties in U.S. history
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
Federalist vs. Democratic-Republican rivalry
gptkbp:partyOfAdams gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:partyOfBurr gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:partyOfJefferson gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:partyOfPinckney gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1796
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:12th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:totalElectoralVotes 138
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 16
gptkbp:type indirect election via Electoral College
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Aaron_Burr
gptkbp:voterTurnout not precisely known, estimated low
gptkbp:votingSystem original system (pre-12th Amendment)
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1796
gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1804
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6