Question: who ran for president in the election of 1796
Answer: United States presidential election , 1796 ← 1792 November 4 -- December 7 , 1796 1800 → 138 electoral votes of the Electoral College 70 electoral votes needed to win Nominee John Adams Thomas Jefferson Party Federalist Democratic - Republican Home state Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Thomas Pinckney Aaron Burr Electoral vote 71 68 States carried 9 7 Popular vote 35,726 31,115 Percentage 53.