1804 Presidential Election
November 1 – December 4, 1804 · The Founding Era · 176 electoral votes, 89 to win
Running with the Louisiana Purchase behind him and the 12th Amendment now separating the offices, Jefferson swept 162 of 176 electoral votes against Pinckney.
Elected
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote
162 of 176
Popular vote
72.8%
104,110 votes
Turnout
23.8%
The result
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 72.80% of votes
162
electoral votes
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Federalist · 27.20% of votes
14
electoral votes
Before 1824 most electors were chosen by state legislatures, so popular-vote figures cover only a handful of states.
Results by state
Connecticut
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
9
electoral votes
Delaware
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
3
electoral votes
Georgia
Thomas Jefferson
6
electoral votes
Kentucky
Thomas Jefferson
8
electoral votes
Maryland
Thomas Jefferson
9 Jefferson · 2 Pinckney
electoral votes
Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson
19
electoral votes
New Hampshire
Thomas Jefferson
7
electoral votes
New Jersey
Thomas Jefferson
8
electoral votes
New York
Thomas Jefferson
19
electoral votes
North Carolina
Thomas Jefferson
14
electoral votes
Ohio
Thomas Jefferson
3
electoral votes
Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson
20
electoral votes
States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.
The Congress it seated
9th Congress
1805–1807
Unified government
Senate
27–7
Anti-Administration control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration
House
114–28
Anti-Administration control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration