Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college. After 36 votes in the House of Representatives, Federalists gave their support to Jefferson—assuring a peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.

Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes and electoral votes, but without a majority of the latter, the House selected John Quincy Adams. Jackson called it a “corrupt bargain."

Abraham Lincoln won a majority of electoral votes, but only a plurality of the popular votes. His victory split the Union. Between Election Day and Inauguration Day, seven states voted to secede, followed by another four in the spring of 1861.

Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but Rutherford Hayes won the election after a special commission reviewed disputed state electoral tallies. Hayes, facing a Congress dominated by southern Democrats, went on to withdraw federal troops from the South.

Perspectives on transition planning, managing transitions during crises and the complexities of shifting from campaigning to governing

Miller Center Director William Antholis joins David Marchick to examine five transitions that occurred during political crises and five that occurred during economic crises

The issues the Miller Center examined during the last transition are still very relevant today

The transition between a president’s first and second term has historically been both under-explored and undervalued, but it presents unique challenges and opportunities