Question: who was running for president in the election of 1800

title: United States presidential election, 1800
text: Both parties used congressional nominating caucuses to formally nominate tickets for the first time . The Federalists nominated a ticket consisting of incumbent President John Adams of Massachusetts and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina . Pinckney had fought in the American Revolutionary War and later served as the minister to France . The Democratic - Republicans nominated a ticket consisting of Vice President Thomas Jefferson of Virginia and former Senator Aaron Burr of New York . Jefferson had been the runner - up in the previous election and had co-founded the party with James Madison and others , while Burr was popular in the electorally important state of New York . 

Answer: answer: The Federalists nominated incumbent President John Adams of Massachusetts and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina .
The nomination ticket for the Democratic - Republicans consisted of Vice President Thomas Jefferson of Virginia and former Senator Aaron Burr of New York .