[DOC] [TLE] John Adams: Campaigns and ElectionsMiller Center [PAR] The Campaign and Election of 1796: ... In the end, Adams won by a three-vote 
margin. ... He worked to persuade all the Federalist presidential electors from the 
North to vote for the party's two nominees, Adams and Pinckney, while he tried to
... [DOC] [TLE] The First Real Two-Party US Presidential Election in 1796 - HistoryNet [PAR] Dec 16, 2015 ... Finally, the convention agreed to an electoral college scheme, whereby ... finish 
second; or Jefferson might be elected president, while he was... [DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election, 1792 - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States presidential election of 1792 was the second quadrennial 
presidential ... In 1792, presidential elections were still conducted according to 
the original ... the greatest number of votes (so long as they won a majority) 
became president, ... Madison was at first a Federalist until he opposed the 
establishment of... [DOC] [TLE] The Election of 1796 - 18th Century History -- The Age of Reason ... [PAR] The Presidential Election of 1796 was the first contested presidential election ... 
he would unknowingly set the stage for the nations first two party election. ... 
Adams had won the election by only 3 votes and Thomas Jefferson, who finished 
second ... The election of 1796 had exposed an inherent flaw in the Electoral 
College... [DOC] [TLE] The Election of the President Throughout U.S. History [PAR] This is the story of all of the presidential elections in the history of America. ... 
After the Revolutionary War, he had retired from public life. ... was re-elected in 
1792, and Adams again received the second-highest number of votes. ... Burr 
had been a candidate in 1796 as well but had finished well back in the electoral 
tally. [DOC] [TLE] 10 of the closest presidential elections in United States history ... [PAR] Nov 5, 2012 ... The election of 1796 pitted John Adams and the Federalist Party against ... 
Although Bush narrowly won the electoral college, 271 to 266, there... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and the Election of 1800 | History ... [PAR] Nov 1, 2004 ... On the afternoon of September 23, 1800, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, from 
... He had earlier characterized Federalist rule as a reign of witches, insisting .... 
His second place finish in the election of 1796 had made him vice .... Though 
Jefferson and Burr had tied in the Electoral College, public opinion... [DOC] [TLE] Election of 1796 | U.S. Capitol Historical Society [PAR] Nov 2, 2012 ... Posts about Election of 1796 written by U.S. Capitol Historical ... Partisanship and 
Presidential Elections: An Early History (Part I) ... the decision of George 
Washington to step down after his second term, ... When the election was finally 
held and the electoral votes counted, Adams finished third, ahead of... [DOC] [TLE] Tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote | National Archives [PAR] Oct 3, 2016 ... These include key presidential elections such as the ones between John ... in 
1796 and 1800, the development of the political party system, and ... in the 
presidential election, he was actually casting a vote to choose a presidential 
elector. ... the second largest number of votes would become vice-president. [DOC] [TLE] Election of 1796 John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson (Federalist ... [PAR] The Results Adams won the Presidency by 3 Electoral votes (71 to 68) Adams ... 
the Vice President because he finished 2 nd in the Electoral voting Jefferson... [DOC] [TLE] The Presidential Election of 1796 | Study.com [PAR] In this lesson, we'll look at the Presidential Election of 1796 and the many ... He 
has a Master's Degree in Education and also umpires baseball. ... The original 
Constitutional plan for elections called for the Electoral College to ... It was 
because the election of 1796 (which took place during the latter part of his 
second term),... [DOC] [TLE] and weird outcomes  of the Electoral College - MinnPost [PAR] Oct 22, 2012 ... The first post-Washington election in 1796 was a partisan battle between ... In 
1796, Adams was supported by a majority

Question: In the presidential election of 1796, he finished second in the electoral vote
Answer: Thomas Jefferson