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The two candidates were, Thomas Jefferson (democratic-republican) with Aaron Burr (democratic-republican) as his running mate and, John Adams (federalist), with Charles Pinckney (federalist) as his running mate.

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- John Adams was president during the last term and was running a second time.
- the political parties were not solidified at the time, and there were federalists and democratic-republicans.

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- Fewer people were federalists
- During his term he opposed the quasi-war which people did not like

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- Had Hamilton's support, many people trusted Hamilton.
- Hamilton convinced several federalists to switch their support to Jefferson.
- Hamilton didn't like Aaron Burr and didn't want him to be the president.

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- Jefferson won the election.
- It was a relatively easy win.

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- Federalists attacked Jefferson and said he was unchristian and would bring chaos to the United States.
- The election was important because it resulted in the overthrowing of the federalists.
- It resulted in the 12th amendment, which required separate electoral votes for vice president and president.
- Burr lost and blamed Hamilton resulting in him challenging him to a duel, and killing him.