1804 United States presidential election
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176 members of the Electoral College 89 electoral votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1804 United States presidential election was the 5th election in the history of the United States. It occurred from November 2 to December 4, 1804 This election was between the Democratic-Republican nominee, President Thomas Jefferson of Virginia and the Federalist nominee, former Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney of South Carolina. Jefferson won the election with 128 electoral votes. King got 89 electoral votes.
This would be the first time in U.S. history that a nominee of a political party would win the presidency for two consecutive terms.
Nominations
Democratic-Republican Party
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| 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809) |
1st Governor of New York (1777-1795, 1801-1804) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presidential
- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States from Virginia (1801-1809) (Nominee)
Vice Presidential
- George Clinton, 1st Governor of New York (1777-1795, 1801-1804) (Vice presidential nominee)
- John Breckinridge, U.S. senator from Kentucky (1801-1805) (Grandfather of future VP John C. Breckinridge)
- Levi Lincoln, 4th Attorney General of the United States from Massachusetts (1801-1805)
- John Langdon, U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1789-1801) and 2nd President of New Hampshire (1785-1786, 1788-1789)
- Gideon Granger, 7th Postmaster General of the United States from Connecticut (1801-1814)
- William Maclay, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1789-1801)
Federalist Party
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| Charles C. Pinckney | Rufus King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th U.S. Minister to France (1796–1797) |
3rd U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1796–1803) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presidential
- Charles Cotsworth Pinckney, 6th U.S. Minister to France (1796–1797) (Nominee)
Vice Presidential
- Rufus King, 3rd U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1796–1803) (Vice presidential nominee)
Notes
References
- ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.