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The presidential election of 1800 was closely contested and had an outcome tha

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t resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The tie was eventually broken by the House of Representatives, which elected Thomas Jefferson as the third President of the United States.

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The presidential election of 1800 was a highly contentious and closely contested election between the incumbent President John Adams and his Vice President Thomas Jefferson. The...