<Table> United States presidential election , 1796 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1792 </Td> <Td> November 4 -- December 7 , 1796 </Td> <Td> 1800 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 138 electoral votes of the Electoral College 70 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> John Adams </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Federalist </Td> <Td> Democratic - Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Thomas Pinckney </Td> <Td> Aaron Burr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 35,726 </Td> <Td> 31,115 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 53.4 % </Td> <Td> 46.6 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Presidential electoral votes by state . Because electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment , the map above assumes that the presidential votes are exactly the votes for Adams or Jefferson . This leads to an anomaly : Maryland is listed as having cast 7 Federalist votes and 4 Democratic - Republican Party votes when Maryland had only 10 electors . One elector had run unopposed from his district , having pledged to vote for both Adams and Jefferson . ( 1 ) Green denotes states won by Jefferson , burnt orange denotes states won by Adams . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> George Washington Nonpartisan </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> John Adams Federalist </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> United States presidential election , 1796 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1792 </Td> <Td> November 4 -- December 7 , 1796 </Td> <Td> 1800 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 138 electoral votes of the Electoral College 70 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> John Adams </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Federalist </Td> <Td> Democratic - Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Thomas Pinckney </Td> <Td> Aaron Burr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 35,726 </Td> <Td> 31,115 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 53.4 % </Td> <Td> 46.6 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Presidential electoral votes by state . Because electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment , the map above assumes that the presidential votes are exactly the votes for Adams or Jefferson . This leads to an anomaly : Maryland is listed as having cast 7 Federalist votes and 4 Democratic - Republican Party votes when Maryland had only 10 electors . One elector had run unopposed from his district , having pledged to vote for both Adams and Jefferson . ( 1 ) Green denotes states won by Jefferson , burnt orange denotes states won by Adams . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> George Washington Nonpartisan </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> John Adams Federalist </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who ran for president in the election of 1796
who ran for president in the election of 1796
John Adams Thomas Jefferson
John Adams Thomas Jefferson