1800 United States presidential election in Virginia

The 1800 United States presidential election in Virginia was held between October 31 – December 3, 1800. Virginia voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1800 United States presidential election in Virginia

October 31 – December 3, 1800
 
Nominee Thomas Jefferson John Adams
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia Massachusetts
Electoral vote 21
Popular vote 21,002 6,175
Percentage 77.28% 22.72%

President before election

John Adams
Federalist

Elected President

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Democratic-Republican Vice President Thomas Jefferson carried the state by taking all 21 electoral votes and over 77.2% of the popular votes.

Results

1800 United States presidential election in Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson 21,002 77.28% 21
Federalist John Adams 6,175 22.72% 0
Totals 4,512 100.00% 21

See also

References

  1. "Virginia 1800 Electoral College". Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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