1804 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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A presidential election was held in Tennessee on November 1 and 2, 1804, as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. The Democratic-Republican Party's ticket of incumbent president Thomas Jefferson and former New York governor George Clinton was elected unanimously in each of the state's five electoral districts.[1] Jefferson won the national election in a landslide over the de facto Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.[2]
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November 1â2, 1804
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General election
Summary
Tennessee chose five electors from single-member districts.[1] Returns from four of the districts have been lost.[3] Two electors pledged to Jefferson ran in the fifth district.[4] Nineteenth-century election laws required voters to elect the members of the Electoral College individually, rather than as a block.[5] The following table calculates the sum of all votes for electors pledged to Jefferson to give an approximate sense of the statewide popular vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson George Clinton |
943 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 943 | 100.00 | ||
Results by district
| District | E.V. | Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | E.V. | |||
| Tennesseeâ1 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ2 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ3 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ4 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ5 | 1 | 943 | 100.00 | 1 | 943 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 943 | 100.00 | 5 | 943 |
District 1
Returns from this district appear to be lost. David Deaderick, a Democratic-Republican, was elected.[7]
District 2
Returns from this district appear to be lost. Richard Mitchell, a Democratic-Republican, was elected.[8]
District 3
Returns from this district appear to be lost. Robert Houston, a Democratic-Republican, was elected.[9]
District 4
Returns from this district appear to be lost. William Martin, a Democratic-Republican, was elected.[10]
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | George Ridley | 778 | 82.50 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Henry Small | 165 | 17.50 | |
| Total votes | 943 | 100.00 | ||