In 1796 presidential election ,the parties that won the elections for president and vice president were in opposition.
It was the first contested presidential election in American history, the only one in which political parties dominated the process, and the only one in which the president and vice president were chosen from rival lists of candidates.
The first time candidates from opposing political parties were up for election in America was in 1796. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson's reputations were tarnished by the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party using various strategies, according to Professor Pasley.
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