Presidential election · 1800
1800 electoral map
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) won the 1800 presidential election with 73 electoral votes to John Adams's 65.
Winner
Thomas Jefferson
73
Federalist
John Adams
65
official Electoral College count
FederalistDemocratic-RepublicanSplit evenlyNot a state yet / did not vote
Good to know
- Each elector cast two votes. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied at 73, and the House of Representatives chose Jefferson. The tie led to the 12th Amendment.
States won in 1800
John Adams· Federalist
7 statesThomas Jefferson· Democratic-Republican
8 statesSplit evenly
1 stateElectoral College in 1800
16 states held 138 electoral votes in 1800. The largest prize was Virginia with 21 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1800 election article.