Election Of 1800 Aaron Burr

Initially the outcome of the election was clear cut enough.

Election of 1800 aaron burr. For the 1800 election burr threw his support behind jefferson. In real life the sequence. Aaron burr and thomas jefferson tied in the election of 1800 with john adams being unable to hold his presidency for another term due to lack of votes.

In 1800 burr won the vice presidential nomination on the jeffersonian republican ticket. The 1800 united states presidential election was the fourth quadrennial presidential election. Burr s legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with alexander hamilton that culminated in burr killing hamilton in the famous burr hamilton duel in 1804.

He served as the third vice president of the united states during president thomas jefferson s first term from 1801 to 1805. The election of 1800 figures prominently in lin manuel miranda s hit musical hamilton serving as the catalyst for the fatal clash between hamilton and burr in 1804. In what is sometimes referred to as the revolution of 1800 vice president thomas jefferson of the democratic republican party defeated incumbent president john adams of the federalist party.

Going into october adams and jefferson were tied 63 to 63 with only south carolina remaining. February 6 1756 september 14 1836 was an american politician and lawyer. The granger collection new york 2 by john ferling.

Adams had narrowly defeated jefferson in the 1796 elect. Jefferson defeated adams garnering 73 electoral votes to 67 for adams. In the end with several states splitting their electors the final tally was jefferson 73 and adams 65.

With the two parties tied 63 63 in the electoral college in the autumn of 1800 the last state to vote south carolina chose eight democratic republicans to award the election to jefferson and burr. In the 1800 election thomas jefferson left and aaron burr each received 73 electoral votes but public opinion sided with jefferson. Over for vice presidents aaron burr received 73 charles pickney received 64 and john jay received 1.