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What if Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson would have won the most amount of votes in the United States Presidential Election of 1796? John Adams probably receives the second highest amount of votes and receives a third term as Vice President.

Another way this could happen is if George Washington did not run for president in 1788-9 and John Adams became the first President of the United States. Thomas Jefferson wins the second highest amount of votes and serves as Adams' Vice President from 1789-97, allowing him to win in 1796.
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