11,796 United States presidential election (Laharmo)

The 11,796 United States presidential election was the 3rd quadrennial presidential election of the United States. It was held from Friday, 4 November to Wednesday, 7 December 11,796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the first presidential election in which political parties played a dominant role. Incumbent Vice President John Adams of the Federalist Party defeated former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party.