1804 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1804 United States presidential election in Virginia

←  1800 November 2 – December 5, 1804 1808  →

Nominee Thomas Jefferson Party Democratic-Republican Home state Virginia Electoral vote 24 Popular vote 12,926 Percentage 99.42%

County results Jefferson   80–90%   90–100% No data/vote

President before election Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Elected President Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican

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 24 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 one of the states with the highest percentage of votes for him in the 1804 presidential election, behind only Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. This was also the highest percentage ever in the state's presidential election history since George Washington's 1788–89 and 1792 records, until 1816. ^[1]

Results

1804 United States presidential election in Virginia [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Jefferson	12,926	99.42%	24
	Federalist	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney	75	0.58%	0
Totals			13,001	100.00%	24

See also

• United States presidential elections in Virginia

References

1. "Virginia Presidential Election Voting History – 270toWin". 270toWin.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
2. "Virginia 1804 Electoral College".