Election of 1800
...te that holds the most votes would win the presidency, and the runner-up would be elected into the vice presidency. At the end of the election, which spanned from October through December of 1800, the two Republican candidates held the majority of the votes. But although the Federalists were out of the running, the Democratic Republicans had made the mistake of assigning the same number of electoral votes to each of their candidates. This peace between the parties would avoid Adams’ problem of disunity throughout the new administration, however, the margins between the votes were so close that the election was moved to the House of Representatives. At this time period, the Federalist Party held the majority in the House, and thus essentially had to make the choice between the two Republican candidates. After attempting to make a deal with Burr, who refused, and after a week of deadlock, the Federalists elected Thomas Jefferson as the new president of the United States. Because of the controversy, this election came to be known as the “Revolution of 1800.” Although the transfer of the administration from Federalist to Republican power went smoothly due to the tie between Burr and Jefferson, this tie and the proceedings that followed demonstrated an o...