1796 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the third quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets.
With incumbent President George Washington having refused a third term in office, incumbent Vice President John Adams from Massachusetts became a candidate for the presidency on the Federalist Party ticket with former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina as the next most popular Federalist.
Presidential candidate |
Party |
Home state |
Popular vote |
Electoral vote |
|
Count |
Percentage |
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John Adams |
Federalist |
Massachusetts |
35,726 |
53.40% |
71 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Democratic-Republican |
Virginia |
31,115 |
46.60% |
68 |
Thomas Pinckney |
Federalist |
South Carolina |
— |
— |
59 |
Aaron Burr |
Democratic-Republican |
New York |
— |
— |
30 |
Samuel Adams |
Democratic-Republican |
Massachusetts |
— |
— |
15 |
Oliver Ellsworth |
Federalist |
Connecticut |
— |
— |
11 |
George Clinton |
Democratic-Republican |
New York |
— |
— |
7 |
John Jay |
Federalist |
New York |
— |
— |
5 |
James Iredell |
Federalist |
North Carolina |
— |
— |
3 |
George Washington |
None |
Virginia |
— |
— |
2 |
John Henry |
Democratic-Republican |
Maryland |
— |
— |
2 |
Samuel Johnston |
Federalist |
North Carolina |
— |
— |
2 |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney |
Federalist |
South Carolina |
— |
— |
1 |
Total |
66,841 |
100.00% |
276 |
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Needed to win |
70 |