Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1804'

(Wednesday, December 5, 1804, during the 1804 presidential campaign) — Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was re-elected President of the United States today, defeating Federalist challenger former U.S. Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney of South Carolina.

Video: 'The 1804 Presidential Election Explained'

Jefferson and his running mate, Governor George Clinton of New York, received 72.8% of the national popular vote. Pinckney and his running mate, former Senator Rufus King of New York, received 27.2%.

The 1804 popular vote results translated into an Electoral College victory of 162-14 for Jefferson-Clinton, who would be sworn in to a four-year term on March 4, 1805.