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
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | George Clinton | 162 | 104,110 | 72.80% | 15 | |
| Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | Federalist | Rufus King | 14 | 38,919 | 27.20% | 2 |
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 | — |
| Delaware | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 3 | — |
| Georgia | Thomas Jefferson | — | 6 | — |
| Kentucky | Thomas Jefferson | — | 8 | — |
| Maryland | Thomas Jefferson | — | 9 Jefferson · 2 Pinckney | — |
| Massachusetts | Thomas Jefferson | — | 19 | — |
| New Hampshire | Thomas Jefferson | — | 7 | — |
| New Jersey | Thomas Jefferson | — | 8 | — |
| New York | Thomas Jefferson | — | 19 | — |
| North Carolina | Thomas Jefferson | — | 14 | — |
| Ohio | Thomas Jefferson | — | 3 | — |
| Pennsylvania | Thomas Jefferson | — | 20 | — |
| Rhode Island | Thomas Jefferson | — | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | Thomas Jefferson | — | 10 | — |
| Tennessee | Thomas Jefferson | — | 5 | — |
| Vermont | Thomas Jefferson | — | 6 | — |
| Virginia | Thomas Jefferson | — | 24 | — |
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 vs Pro-Administration
House
114–28
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration