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ELECTION RESULTS:

FEDERALIST:
JOHN ADAMS 
Electoral Vote:  71 (51.1%)

DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Electoral Vote:  68 (48.9%)

NOTE:
Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, the presidential candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes was elected Vice President.

CANDIDATES:

JOHN ADAMS (FEDERALIST)
THOMAS JEFFERSON (DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN)

 

RESOURCES:

Library of Congress
Miller Center
Wikipedia