Vice-President John Adams 80Senator Aaron Burr 70Minister Charles Pinckney 68President Thomas Jefferson 58 Initially, it appeared as though, despite foreign policy troubles, the incumbent had won enough electoral votes to secure a majority. However, the New York delegation saw matters differently. Frustrated that they were not allowed to vote for Burr twice, the Republican electors instead cast their second vote for Vice-President Adams, thus inadvertently ensuring the electoral victory of their opposition. President Jefferson, seeking to redress the alleged wrongs of the faithless electors, summoned the Virginia and Pennsylvania militias to prevent Adams from taking office, but the army proved loyal to the results of the election, and rapidly suppressed President Jefferson's attempts to remain in office.