Presidential election of 1796
1796 presidential election results
John Adams (Federalist) won with 71 electoral votes.
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | States won |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Won | Federalist | 71 | 0 |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | 68 | 0 |
Prior to the 12th Amendment, the person who won the second most number of electoral votes became the vice president. Therefore Jefferson was elected vice president.
No state-by-state table on this page.
The source has no state-by-state table for 1796: electors were chosen by state legislatures in most states, and only the national electoral vote is recorded.
Source: 1796
Questions and answers
Who won the 1796 presidential election?
John Adams (Federalist) won the 1796 election with 71 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1796?
John Adams 71; Thomas Jefferson 68 (out of 139).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data