1800 Electoral College Results
| President | Thomas Jefferson [Democratic-Republican] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opponents | Aaron Burr (73); John Adams (65); Charles C. Pinckney (64); John Jay (1) | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 73 | Main Opponent: 73 | Total/Majority: 138/70 |
| Vice President | Aaron Burr [Democratic-Republican] (73) | ||
| Notes |
Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was given two votes and required to cast each for a different person. The person with the highest total of votes was elected President and the person with the second highest total was elected Vice President. Even though John Adams ran as Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, Jefferson and Burr tied with the highest number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. |
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Electoral College Votes by State
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President and For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia | Aaron Burr, of New York | John Adams, of Massachusetts | Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina | John Jay, of New York | ||
| Connecticut | 9 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Georgia | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Maryland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | - | - | 16 | 16 | - |
| New Hampshire | 6 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | - | - | 7 | 7 | - |
| New York | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - |
| Virginia | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 138 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 64 | 1 |
| Notes |
Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was given two votes and required to cast each for a different person. The person with the highest total of votes was elected President and the person with the second highest total was elected Vice President. Even though John Adams ran as Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, Jefferson and Burr tied with the highest number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. |
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