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jan 1, 1800 - Party Quickly Faded

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After Federalists candidate John Adams was defeated in his reelection bid in 1800, the party quickly faded. They no longer bothered to offer up a candidate for president. This election marked the first time that a party in power peacefully gave up power losing an election.

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jan 1, 1800
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~ 226 years ago

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