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the election of 1800 was decided by

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Answer 2

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton first came into public opposition during the famed election of 1800. Electoral college rules at the time gave each elector two votes for president, with the candidate receiving the second most votes becoming vice president. The Democratic-Republican Party therefore planned to have 72 of their 73 electors vote for both Jefferson and Burr. - See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/how-was-the-election-of-1800-decided#sthash.JuDosCp6.dpuf