The election of 1800 demonstrated that

The election of 1800 was fiercely contested, and the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr exposed a flaw in the electoral system that required the House of Representatives to decide the outcome. The peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans nevertheless demonstrated that the U.S. government was stable. The Electoral College did not work smoothly, and the campaign included personal attacks.

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