1796 United States presidential election in Virginia

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Nominee Thomas Jefferson John Adams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Massachusetts Electoral vote 20 1 Popular vote 3,721 1,722 Percentage 68.36% 31.64%

County results Jefferson   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Adams   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% No Data/Vote

President before election George Washington Nonpartisan Elected President John Adams Federalist

The1796 United States presidential election in Virginia took place as part of the1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College,^[1] who voted forPresident andVice President.

Virginia voted for theDemocratic-Republican candidate and Virginia native,Thomas Jefferson, over theFederalist candidate,John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%. Virginia chose electors by popular vote per electoral district and as such granted 1 electoral vote to John Adams.

Prior to the12th Amendment, electors cast two votes, making no distinction if they were voting for Vice President or President, as such:Thomas Pinckney received 1 electoral vote,Aaron Burr received 1 electoral vote,Samuel Adams received 15 electoral votes,George Clinton received 3 electoral votes andGeorge Washington received 1 electoral vote. It was well-known in 1796 that Jefferson and Adams were intended to be elected as president and Burr and Pinckney for vice president.

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