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What was the result of the presidential election of 1800?
A.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Aaron Burr received an equal number of electoral votes.
B.
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.
C.
Aaron Burr won a majority of the popular votes, but Thomas Jefferson won a majority of the electoral votes.
D.
Thomas Jefferson received the majority of the electoral votes and popular votes.

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B. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president. The tie (73 votes each) was resolved by the House after multiple ballots, leading to Jefferson's presidency.