1804 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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A presidential election was held in Connecticut in 1804, as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. The Connecticut General Assembly chose nine electors,[3] all Federalists,[4] who voted for former U.S. minister to France Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and former U.S. minister to Great Britain Rufus King.[5]

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1804 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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November 1 or 2, 1804[a]
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Nominee Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Party Federalist
Home state South Carolina
Running mate Rufus King
Electoral vote 9
President before election

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

 Elected President

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

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Pinckney lost the national election in a landslide to the Democratic-Republican incumbent president, Thomas Jefferson. Connecticut was one of two states to back the losing Federalist candidates, in addition to Delaware and two single-member districts in Maryland.[6]

General election

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1804 United States presidential election in Connecticut[3]
Party Candidate
Federalist David Daggett
Federalist Oliver Ellsworth
Federalist Sylvester Gilbert
Federalist Joshua Huntington
Federalist Asher Miller
Federalist David Smith
Federalist Lewis B. Sturges
Federalist John Treadwell
Federalist Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The election took place during the October session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which adjourned on November 2. The Assembly resolution appointing the electors is not dated.[1] The earliest legal date for the election was November 1, 34 days preceding the first Wednesday in December.[2]

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