ELECTION DAY: Republican (constitutionalist) Vice President Thomas Jefferson and Republican former Senator Aaron Burr, of New York, end in a tie at 73 Electoral votes each, throwing the election into the House of Representatives, where each State delegation has one vote, and may vote for any of the top five candidates. Others receiving votes are:
- Sixty-five votes—Federalist (nationalist) President Adams;
- Sixty-four votes—Federalist (nationalist) Charles C. Pinckney, former Ambassador to France;
- One vote—Federalist (nationalist) Governor John Jay, of New York;
[restored 11/7/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article II, Section 1 [Clause 3]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 57.
United States presidential election, 1800 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1800#Electoral_college_selection
Current U.s. National Debt:
