‹ 1792  1800 ›
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| United States presidential election of 1796 | ||||
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| November 4 – December 7, 1796 | ||||
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| Nominee | John Adams | Thomas Jefferson | ||
| Party | Federalist | Democratic-Republican | ||
| Home state | Massachusetts | Virginia | ||
| Running mate | Thomas Pickney | Aaron Burr | ||
| Electoral vote | 82 | 56 | ||
| States carried | 10 | 6 | ||
| Popular vote | 40,726 | 26,115 | ||
| Percentage | 60.8% | 39.2% | ||
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The United States Presidential Election of 1796 was the 3rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets. The ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1804 made such a result unlikely in the future.