Electoral College Vote Produces Jefferson–Burr Tie
- When
- December 3, 1800
- Where
- Electors voting in their respective states
Electors met in their respective states on December 3, 1800, casting ballots that produced a tie between Jefferson and Burr.
Because each state chose its own day for choosing electors, voting ran from October to December 1800. On December 3, electors met in their respective states and voted by ballot for two persons, at least one not an inhabitant of their own state, per the Constitution. The ballots produced a tie between Jefferson and Burr, sending the election to the House of Representatives. No supplied passage places the elector meetings at any single site; they occurred across the states.
Sources
- 1800 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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