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When [[George Washington]] chose not to run for President again in the '''election of 1796''', the office was open for other politicians. Vice President [[John Adams]] of the Federalist party decided to run. [[Thomas Jefferson]] also ran on the Democratic-Republican party ticket. Many other candidates such as [[Aaron Burr]], [[Samuel Adams]], [[Oliver Ellsworth]] and [[George Clinton]]. Despite the fact that George Washington didn't run several people voted for him.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, John Adams]], by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press, 1986.</ref> The results were:

When [[George Washington]] chose not to run for President again in the '''election of 1796''', the office was open for other politicians. Vice President [[John Adams]] of the Federalist party decided to run. [[Thomas Jefferson]] also ran on the Democratic-Republican party ticket. Many other candidates such as [[Aaron Burr]], [[Samuel Adams]], [[Oliver Ellsworth]] and [[George Clinton]]. Despite the fact that George Washington didn't run several people voted for him. While Adams won, the poorly thought-out electoral system of the time meant that despite being from an opposing party, Jefferson became Vice President instead of Adams' running mate, [[Thomas Pinckney]].<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, John Adams]], by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press, 1986.</ref> The results were:

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!colspan="2"|Results<ref>[[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001.</ref>

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