Election in Virginia
1796 United States presidential election in Virginia
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← 1792 | November 4 - December 7, 1796 | 1800 → |
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| | | Nominee | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams | | Party | Democratic-Republican | Federalist | Home state | Virginia | Massachusetts | Electoral vote | 20 | 1 | Popular vote | 3,721 | 1,722 | Percentage | 68.36% | 31.64% | |
County Results Adams 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–99% No Vote | Jefferson 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 90–99% 100% No Vote | |
President before election George Washington Nonpartisan | Elected President John Adams Federalist | |
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The 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia took place as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.
Virginia voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%. Virginia chose electors by popular vote per electoral district and as such granted 1 electoral vote to John Adams.
Prior to the 12th Amendment, electors cast two votes, making no distinction if they were voting for Vice President or President, as such: Thomas Pinckney received 1 electoral vote, Aaron Burr received 1 electoral vote, Samuel Adams received 15 electoral votes, George Clinton received 3 electoral votes and George Washington received 1 electoral vote. It was well-known in 1796 that Jefferson and Adams were intended to be elected as president and Burr and Pinckney for Vice President.
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References
- ^ "1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801". National Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ a b "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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