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Senate Elects Vice President

Richard Johnson

If the Electoral College vote for vice president results in a tie or deadlock, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution requires the Senate to choose a vice president from among the top contenders. To date, the Senate has exercised this duty only once. On February 8, 1837, the Senate elected Richard M. Johnson as vice president.

 
  

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