What was Alexander Hamilton's role in the election of 1800

Hamilton was one of the four presidents running for president and thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton tied in the election of 1800 and the republican president they thought that all the power would go to the states.

Jefferson was one of four presidential candidates ... Jefferson was not alone in believing that the election of 1800 was crucial. On the other side, Federalist Alexander Hamilton, who had been George Washington's secretary of treasury, believed that it was a contest to save the new nation from "the fangs of Jefferson."