United States Presidential Election, 1796 (President Franklin)

The United States presidential election of 1796 was the third quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796.

With incumbent President Thomas Jefferson having refused a third term in office, incumbent Vice President Arron Burr from New York became a candidate for the presidency on the Democratic-Republican party with relatively unknown George Clinton as his running mate. Their opponents were former U.S. Minister to the Court of St. James's John Adams from Massachusetts and former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina.