1804 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1804 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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  1800 November 2 – December 5, 1804 1808  
  Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg CharlesCPinckney (cropped).png
Nominee Thomas Jefferson Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
(not on ballot)
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia South Carolina
Running mate George Clinton Rufus King
Electoral vote40
Popular vote1,312
Percentage100.00%

President before election

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

The 1804 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president.

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Rhode Island voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Jefferson won Rhode Island by a margin of 100.00%, the largest margin and landslide victory ever since in the state, because Pinckney was not on the ballot.

Results

1804 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson (incumbent)1,312100.00%4
Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
(not on ballot)
0
Totals1,312100.0%4

See also

References

  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2024.