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Until 1804, electors voted for two candidates; whoever got the most votes became president and the runner-up became vice president. For the first election in 1789, John Adams received 34 electoral votes, second to Washington’s 69 votes, making him the first vice president. In 1800, due to election drama between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, the 12th amendment was passed. This amendment established two votes would be cast by the electors: one for president and one for vice president, meaning it wasn’t a second-place position anymore. Many congressmen viewed the vice president position as redundant and for decades there were calls to eliminate it - even a proposed amendment toward this purpose. Until FDR opted for Henry Wallace in 1940, only two previous presidents chose their running mates: Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln.