Candidate

Thomas Jefferson

Democratic-Republican

Elections

Won

Electoral votes, all elections

303

Years

1796–1804

Record

Thomas Jefferson: result of each presidential election
Year	Electoral votes	Popular vote	Result
1796	68 of 138	Not computed state counts not sourced	Second (two votes per elector)
1800	73 of 138	Not computed state counts not sourced	Won (chosen by the House)
1804	162 of 176	Not computed state counts not sourced	Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere. In 1796, 1800 each elector cast two votes for president, so electoral votes are votes received out of twice the number of electors.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1796, 1800, 1804 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1796Democratic-Republican · Second (two votes per elector)

From the National Archives

Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was given two votes and required to cast each for a different person. The person with the highest total of votes was elected President and the person with the second highest total was elected Vice President.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1796, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1800Democratic-Republican · Won (chosen by the House)

From the National Archives

Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was given two votes and required to cast each for a different person. The person with the highest total of votes was elected President and the person with the second highest total was elected Vice President. Even though John Adams ran as Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, Jefferson and Burr tied with the highest number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1800, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.