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1800

Overview1800 : OVERVIEW | HOUSE VOTE | BACKGROUND
STATE RESULTS | TOP OF PAGE

RED Thomas
JEFFERSON
Party: DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN
Home State: VA
Electoral Votes: 73
BLU Aaron
BURR
Party: DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN
Home State: NY
Electoral Votes: 73
Before the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, the candidate who received the majority of electoral votes became president, and the runner-up was named vice president. See The Electoral Process Before the 12th Amendment.
YEL John ADAMS
Party: FEDERALIST
Home State: MA
Electoral Votes: 65
GRN Charles Cotesworth PINCKNEY
Party: FEDERALIST
Home State: SC
Electoral Votes: 64
PUR John JAY
Party: FEDERALIST
Home State: NY
Electoral Votes: 1
Total electors/electoral votes - 138/276
Majority needed to win - 70

House Vote1800 : OVERVIEW | HOUSE VOTE | BACKGROUND
STATE RESULTS | TOP OF PAGE

House Vote 1800

Background1800 : OVERVIEW | HOUSE VOTE | BACKGROUND
STATE RESULTS | TOP OF PAGE

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State Results 1800 : OVERVIEW | HOUSE VOTE | BACKGROUND
STATE RESULTS | TOP OF PAGE

In 1800, 138 electoral votes were available to a candidate; 70 votes were needed to secure the win. The method of choosing electors is listed below each states' name. LEG means the state legislature chose the electors. POP-AL means an at-large popular vote chose the state's electors. POP-DIS means electors were chosen by popular votes in each district of the state. In some states, a mix of these systems was used.
STATE CANDIDATE EVs
CONNECTICUT
( LEG )
Adams 9
Pinckney 9
DELEWARE
( LEG )
Adams 3
Pinckney 3
GEORGIA
( LEG )
Jefferson 4
Burr 4
KENTUCKY
( POP-DIS )
Jefferson 4
Burr 4
MARYLAND
( POP-DIS )
Jefferson 5
Burr 5
Adams 5
Pinckney 5
MASSACHUSETTS
( LEG )
Adams 16
Pinckney 16
NEW HAMPSHIRE
( LEG )
Adams 6
Pinckney 6
NEW JERSEY
( LEG )
Adams 7
Pinckney 7
NEW YORK
( LEG )
Jefferson 12
Burr 12
NORTH CAROLINA
( POP-DIS )
Jefferson 8
Burr 8
Adams 4
Pinckney 4
PENNSYLVANIA
( LEG )
Jefferson 8
Burr 8
Adams 7
Pinckney 7
RHODE ISLAND
( POP-AL )
Adams 4
Pinckney 3
Jay 1
SOUTH CAROLINA
( LEG )
Jefferson 8
Burr 8
TENNESSEE
( LEG / POP-DIS )
Jefferson 3
Burr 3
VERMONT
( LEG )
Adams 4
Pinckney 4
VIRGINIA
( POP-AL )
Jefferson 21
Burr 21
See the OVERVIEW above for each candidate's electoral vote totals.
In 1800, 138 electoral votes were available to a candidate;
70 votes were needed to secure the win.

1800 : OVERVIEW | HOUSE VOTE | BACKGROUND | STATE RESULTS | TOP OF PAGE

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