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The House of Representatives decided the 1800 election after Jefferson and Burr received a tie vote in the Electoral College. Jefferson and Burr were running mates but in those days the electors each cast two votes. The winner became president and the person finished second became vice-president .
None of the 73 Republican electors dropped Burr's name from the ballot so Burr was tied with Jefferson instead of coming in second. The election was therefore thrown into the House of Representatives.
After 35 deadlocked ballots in the House, Hamilton had his agents contacted Jefferson and they negotiated some vague commitments from Jefferson that he would continue some of the Federalist's foreign policy and maintain the Hamilton financial apparatus in the government, and Hamilton then would throw his support to Jefferson in the next House balloting. Hamilton was able to convince a few Federalists to abstain on the next ballot, and Jefferson was elected President on the 36th ballot. The election proved that the Constitutional method to elect a president was not workable, so in 1804 the Twelfth Amendment was added to the Constitution providing that electors would vote separately for president and vice president.
The Election of 1800 is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800" because it was the first time the executive branch was won by a non-Federalist. The election was close but the only real political change was that New York left the Federalist side and voted Jeffersonian Republican.
Jefferson and Burr tied in the number of electoral votes, 73. These are the votes that decide the president. Due to this, the decision went to the House of Representatives (I believe this rule is somewhere in the Constitution or one of its amendments.) Obviously, The House of Representatives voted for Jefferson, which is one of the reasons most of us have not heard of Burr and all of us have heard of Jefferson). The Jeffersonian Republicans, not to be confused with today's Republican party, (although they share many similar ideas), held the majority in the House. Thus resulted in President Jefferson.
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Did the incumbent win the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .
What did the election of 1800 prove?
The election of 1800 proved that the executive branch could be won by an Anti-Federalist.
In the election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson almost lost too?
In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson almost lost to Aaron Burr.
What did Jefferson call his election?
"Revolution of 1800"
Was the election of Jefferson and burr revolutionary?
yes it was since Hamilton convinced the federalists to support Jefferson and win the election of 1800; the election became known as the revolution of 1800 and as a peaceful change of power.
The winner of the presidential election of 1800 was chosen by the?
House of Representatives
Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
Can there be a tie in the presidential election?
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
Why did the house of Representatives decide the election of 1800-?
The electorate at that time could vote for both the president and vice president separately, and the vote did not distinguish whether it was for president or vice president. Both Jefferson and Burr got a majority of votes, so the house had to vote to decide who was president and who was vice president.
Who did the House of Representatives have to chose between for the presidential election of 1800?
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
Did the incumbent win the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election of 1800. The election became complicated because Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, tied in electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the election .
Why did congress have to settle the election of 1800?
the electoral system of 1800 failed because there were not enough guidelines in place to do the job. In the election of 1800, both Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, this is why the House decided.
What do the presidential elections of 1800 and 1824 have in common?
Those were the only two US presidential elections that had to be decided by the US House of Representatives.
What event precipitated the need for the 12th Amendment?
The Presidential Election of 1800 ended in a tie in the Electoral College. This sent the election to the House of Representatives where politics took over. Even though that election was salvaged, it was obvious that new rules were needed to prevent this happening again.
When Have there ever been ties in the presidential election?
In 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives eventually chose Jefferson after a long struggle.
What was the result of the presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.
What was the result of presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.
