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U.S. Presidential Election: 1804
November 2 – December 5, 1804
176 electoral votes of the Electoral College
89 electoral votes needed to win
Winners:
Thomas Jefferson, Incumbent President
George Clinton, Governor of New York
Electoral vote 174 14
States carried 15 2
President before election
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
Elected President
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
1804 United States presidential election
The United States presidential election of 1804 was the fifth quadrennial presidential election,
held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1804. Incumbent Democratic-Republican
It was the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the
United States Constitution, which required Electors to cast one vote for President, and one vote for Vice President.
It also narrowed a contingent election to the top 3 candidates, instead of 5.
John Breckinridge (Kentucky), U.S. Senator
George Clinton (New York), Governor
Gideon Granger (Connecticut), Postmaster General
John Langdon (New Hampshire), former U.S. Senator
Levi Lincoln (Massachusetts), U.S. Attorney General
William Maclay (Pennsylvania), former U.S. Senator
Presidential ballot Total Vice-presidential ballot Total
Thomas Jefferson 108 George Clinton 67
John Breckinridge 20
Levi Lincoln 9
John Langdon 7
Gideon Granger 4
William Maclay 1
Vote Count = 348
Popular Vote = 242 = 70 percent
Non-Popular Vote = 106 = 30 percent
Connecticut - Legislative selection - 9
Delaware - Legislative selection - 3
Georgia - Legislative selection - 6
South Carolina - Legislative selection - 10
New York - Legislative selection - 19
Vermont - Legislative selection - 6
Kentucky - Popular Vote by District - 8
Maryland - Popular Vote by District - 9
Massachusetts - Popular Vote by District - 19
North Carolina - Popular Vote by District - 14
Tennessee - Popular Vote by District - 5
New Hampshire - Popular Vote overall - 7
New Jersey - Popular Vote overall - 8
Ohio - Popular Vote overall - 3
Pennsylvania - Popular Vote overall - 20
Rhode Island - Popular Vote overall - 4
Virginia - Popular Vote overall - 24
change: New Hampshire - Legislative selection to Popular Vote overall
change: New Jersey - Legislative selection to Popular Vote overall
change: Pennsylvania - Legislative selection to Popular Vote overall
change: Tennessee - Hybrid system to Popular Vote by District
change: Massachusetts - Legislative selection to Popular Vote by District
added: Ohio - Popular Vote overall
Two electors chosen by voters statewide
One elector chosen per Congressional district in a statewide vote
Massachusetts
