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Election in Kentucky
The 1804 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between 2 November and 15 December 1804, as part of the
1804 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President. Kentucky had gained four electors compared to the
previous election in 1800.
[1]
Kentucky cast eight electoral votes for the
Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent
President
Thomas Jefferson over the
Federalist candidate
Charles C. Pinckney. The electoral votes for
Vice president were cast for Jefferson's
running mate
George Clinton from
New York. The state was divided into two electoral districts with four electors each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.
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Results
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