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OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1804 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 05, 1804 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 05, 1804 - 08:00am Central
Term Start March 04, 1805 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1809 - 12:00am
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedChronicler March 28, 2009 08:23pm
Data SourcesPresidential Elections Since 1789 (Washington DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1982), p. 145.
Description
Recap of the Popular Vote.

President Thomas Jefferson won a dramatic victory in the popular elections of early 11/1804, carrying the ten states in a 108-2 margin for Presidential Electors. Pinckney actually carried two additional districts, but these votes were taken away from him on technicalities. States selecting Presidential Electors by the legislature chose 54 Jefferson and 12 Pinckney Electors.

The Electoral Vote

Presidential Electors gathered in their respective state capitols on 12/5/1804 to cast the electoral votes. The eight states choosing Electors by the legislature chose 54 DR Electors and 12 Federalist Electors. As a result, the final electoral vote was 162 for Jefferson and 14 for Pinckney.

-- States choosing Electors by the legislature: CT, DE, GA, NY, SC, TN, VT

-- States choosing Electors by the General Ticket (at large): MA, NH, NJ, OH, PA, RI, VA

-- States choosing Electors by district: KY, MD, NC

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won02/17/1801
NameThomas Jefferson Votes10 (62.50%)
Term03/04/1801 - 03/04/1805 Margin6 (+37.50%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won12/07/1808
NameJames Madison Votes122 (69.71%)
Term03/04/1809 - 03/04/1813 Margin75 (+42.86%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 22, 1804 US President - F Caucus
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
F 1
Feb 25, 1804 US President - DR Caucus
Thomas Jefferson
DR 108


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Name (I) President Thomas Jefferson Ambassador Charles Cotesworth Pinckney  
PartyDemocratic-Republican Federalist  
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Certified Votes 162 (92.05%) 14 (7.96%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -148 (-84.09%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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