Election for the Second term, commencing 4th March, 1793, and termi nating 3d March, 1797. George Washington, elected President, took the oath of office for a second term on 4th March, 1793. John Adams, elected Vice President, took the oath of office and attended in Senate on 2d December, 1793. Electors from each State. STATES. Election for the Third term, commencing 4th March, 1797, and terminating 3d March, 1801. John Adams, of Mass. Majority. .70 ::: 613 344818 3 Thos. Jeffer son, of Va. Thos. Pinckney, of S. C. Aaron Burr, of N. York. Sam. Adams, of Mass. O. Ellsworth,] of Conn. John Jay, of New York. Geo. Clinton, of N. York. S. Johnston, of N. C. Jas. Iredell, of N. C. G. Washing ton, of Va. C. C. Pinckney, of S. C. John Henry, of Md. 13 John Adams, elected President, took the oath of office, and entered upon its duties on 4th March, 1797. Thomas Jefferson, elected Vice President 4th March, 1797. 6 59 30 Election for the Fourth term, commencing 4th March, 1801, and termi nating 3d March, 1805. The electoral vote for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr being equal, no choice was made by the people, and the House of Representatives proceeded on Wednesday, February, 11, 1801, in the manner prescribed by the Constitution to the choice of a President of the United States. On the first ballot eight States voted for Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, six States voted for Aaron Burr, of New York, and the votes of two States were divided. The balloting continued unil Tuesday, 17th February, 1801, when the thirty-fifth ballot as had all the previous ballots, resulted the same as the first. The House then proceeded to the thirty-sixth ballot, and it having been concluded, the Speaker declared that the votes of ten States had been given for Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, the votes of four States for Aaron Burr, of New York, and the votes of two States in blank; and that consequently, Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, had been, agreeably to the Constitution, elected President of the United States for the term of four years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1801. Thomas Jefferson thus elected took the oath of office, and entered upon his duties on 4th March, 1801. Aaron Burr, as Vice President, took the oath of office, and entered upon his duties on 4th March, 1801. |