John Adams won the first contested election for President of the United States in 1796. He narrowly defeated Thomas Jefferson, who became his reluctant vice president for one term. Adams lost the ...

In 1788, when John Adams ... became the president; the candidate with the second most became vice president. With 69 votes, Washington was elected president unanimously. Adams came in second ...

How did this election compare to the one that occurred in 1796? Video Clip 2 ... Video Clip 13: President John Adams Precedents (1:32) Lindsay Chervinsky highlighted the precedents John Adams ...

In 1796, that led to rivals John Adams ... be his vice president. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment changed the way elections ...

Many presidential campaign cycles have been divisive, even dating back to 1796 and the race between John Adams and Thomas ... Other outliers in this election include President Biden dropping ...

His son, John Quincy Adams, was sworn in as president on March 4 ... his way to the presidency in 1825 through a contentious election decided by the House of Representatives.