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1796 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1796, won by John Adams with 71 electoral votes.

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John Adams's Cabinet

President: John Adams (1797-1801)

Vice President: Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801)

Secretary of State: Timothy Pickering (1797-1800), John Marshall (1800-1801)

Secretary of the Treasury: Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1797-1800)

Secretary of War: James McHenry (1797-1800), Samuel Dexter (1800-1801)

Attorney General: Charles Lee (1797-1801)

Electoral Vote Totals

71 John Adams (President)
68 for Thomas Jefferson (Vice President)
59 for Thomas Pinckney (Federalist)
30 for Aaron Burr (Anti-Federalist)
15 for Samuel Adams (Democratic-Republican)
11 for Oliver Ellsworth (Federalist)
7 for George Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
5 for John Jay (Federalist)
3 for James Iredell (Federalist)
2 for John Henry (Independent)
2 for George Washington (Federalist)
2 for Samuel Johnston (Federalist)
1 for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist)

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1796 Candidate Electoral Votes

Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)

John Adams (Federalist)

71 to win

Running Mate: Aaron Burr

Running Mate: Thomas Pinckney

Before the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector cast votes for two different candidates. The candidate with the highest number of votes became president, while the candidate with the second highest total became vice president. Tennessee becomes a state during this election cycle.

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