1804 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

See main article: 1804 United States presidential election.

Election Name:1804 United States presidential election in Virginia
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1800 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:1800
Next Election:1808 United States presidential election in Virginia
Next Year:1808
Election Date:November 2 – December 5, 1804
Image1:File:Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg
Nominee1:Thomas Jefferson
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party
Home State1:Virginia
Electoral Vote1:24
Country:Virginia
Percentage1:99.42%
President
Before Election:Thomas Jefferson
Before Party:Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:Thomas Jefferson
After Party:Democratic-Republican Party
Popular Vote1:12,926

The 1804 United States presidential election in Virginia took place between November 2 and December 5, 1804, as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson won with an overwhelming majority of nearly 99.5%, as well as all electoral votes, making this state with the highest percentage of votes in the 1804 presidential election behind only Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and also the highest percentage ever in the state's presidential election history since George Washington's 1788-89 and 1792 records until in 1816.[1]

Results

1804 United States presidential election in Virginia[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson12,92699.42%24
FederalistCharles C. Pinckney750.58%0
Totals13,001100.00%24

See also

References

  1. Web site: Virginia Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin . 2024-05-24 . 270toWin.com.
  2. Web site: Virginia 1800 Electoral College . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126201838/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/m039k589j . November 26, 2020 . May 19, 2024 .