# Canonical recap data for U.S. Presidential Election of 1800 (1800)
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slug: us-election-1800
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title: U.S. Presidential Election of 1800
subtitle: Thomas Jefferson defeated Alexander Hamilton's Federalists in the first true party competition, establishing peaceful democratic transfer of power in America.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1800-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1800
decade: 1800
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate and incumbent, President John Adams in the first peaceful t
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate and incumbent, President John Adams in the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the United States, creating a political realignment that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican leadership. This was the first presidential election in U.S. history to be a rematch, the first election where an incumbent president lost re-election, leading to the first time in modern history where a national government changed hands peaceably following a free election.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1800 United States presidential election"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: U.S. Presidential election of 1800
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-
wikidataQid: Q698106
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-25
  label: U.S. Presidential election of 1800
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