United States presidential election, 1804

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The United States presidential election of 1804 pitted incumbent Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson against Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Jefferson easily defeated Pinckney in the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under the rules of the Twelfth Amendment, presidential electors were required to specify in their votes their choice for President and Vice President; previously,... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by joguinn Jul 23, 2008

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