In the 1790 and Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams for President.
2006-10-04 09:05:26 · 3 answers · asked by Jade 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Adams was chosen president, defeating Thomas Jefferson; though Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists had asked that an equal vote should be cast for Adams and Thomas Pinckney , the other Federalist in the contest, partly in order that Jefferson, who was elected vice-president, might be excluded altogether, and partly, it seems, in the hope that Pinckney should in fact receive more votes than Adams, and thus, in accordance with the system then obtaining, be elected president, though he was intended for the second place on the Federalist ticket.
2006-10-04 09:16:03 · answer #1 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At the beginning in the United States, the loser of the Presidential election became the Vice President. Thus, Jefferson was Adams VP
2006-10-04 09:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that time the person receiving the most votes became president and the person receiving the second highest number of votes became vice president.
2006-10-04 09:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by toff 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋