He is well-known principally because he was a so-called faithless elector in the 1796 election. PARKS: That's Claire Finkelstein. She's a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

That threw the election into the outgoing House of Representatives, which was still controlled by Federalists. The House remained deadlocked for a week until choosing Jefferson on the 36th ballot.

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Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.

In the 1800 election, Jefferson defeated Adams in the Electoral College by a 73-65 margin. The problem was that Jefferson’s running mate, Aaron Burr, also had 73 votes, causing a tie.

Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who opposed each other for president in 2020, secured enough delegates on Tuesday night to clinch their respective parties’ nominations for the 2024 election. Four ...