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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > presidential campaigns and elections > presidential election of 1796

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presidential election of 1796  

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  • IN 1796, THE United States would conduct, for the first time in its brief history, a contested presidential election involving candidates from two political parties. George Washington, elected without opposition in 1788 and 1792, announced his retirement on September 17, 1796, beginning what both John and Abigail Adams knew would be a bitter and contentious campaign and election. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Presidential Election of 1796]

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