The main presidential candidates in the U.S. election of 1800 were Thomas Jefferson and the incumbent president John Adams. Thomas Jefferson ultimately won the election, defeating Adams after a contingent election in the House of Representatives.
Major party tickets
- The Democratic-Republican Party ran Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, with Aaron Burr of New York as the running mate on the party’s ticket.
- The Federalist Party ran President John Adams of Massachusetts, with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina as his running mate.
Other individuals receiving votes
- In the Electoral College, Aaron Burr, although running as Jefferson’s vice-presidential partner, tied Jefferson with 73 electoral votes and thus was also effectively a presidential candidate when the election went to the House.
- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney received 64 electoral votes and John Jay received 1 electoral vote, so both also appeared in the final Electoral College tally, though they were not the main contenders against Jefferson.
