1804 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1804 United States presidential election in Georgia
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Nominee Thomas Jefferson
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate George Clinton
Electoral vote6
Percentage100%
President before election

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Electoral results in 1804. Georgia cast six electoral votes. ElectoralCollege1804.svg
Electoral results in 1804. Georgia cast six electoral votes.

The 1804 presidential election in Georgia took place between November 2 to December 15, 1804, as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. As occurred at the time, the state legislatures chose six electors to represent the state in the election.

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Results

1804 United States presidential election in Georgia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson –100.00%6
Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ––0
Totals–100.00%6

Nationwide, Jefferson won in a landslide, winning all but two states [nb 1] and proving to be a very popular president in most areas. Georgia was no exception, with all six electors voting for Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson and his running mate George Clinton, over the Federalist candidates Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Rufus King. [1]

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Notes

  1. ↑ In addition to these two states, Pinckney did win two electoral votes in Maryland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Presidential Election of 1804". 270toWin.com.
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