United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1804, in 13 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election.
Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.
Results State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Connecticut April 12, 1804 Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Re-elected, 11,108 (61.23%) William Hart (Democratic-Republican), 6,871 (37.88%)Scattering 162 (0.89%) Delaware October 2, 1804 David Hall Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Federalist victory Nathaniel Mitchell (Federalist), 4,391 (52.02%)Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican), 4,050 (47.98%) Kentucky August 6–8, 1804 James Garrard Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Christopher Greenup (Democratic-Republican), 25,917 (100.00%) Maryland(election by legislature) November 20, 1804 Robert Bowie Democratic-Republican Re-elected, "by a majority" Massachusetts April 2, 1804 Caleb Strong Federalist Re-elected, 30,011 (55.07%) James Sullivan (Democratic-Republican), 23,996 (44.03%)Scattering 492 (0.90%) New Hampshire March 13, 1804 John Taylor Gilman Federalist Re-elected, 12,216 (50.31%) John Langdon (Democratic-Republican), 12,039 (49.58%)Scattering 27 (0.11%) New Jersey(election by legislature) October 25, 1804 Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Re-elected, 37 votes Richard Stockton (Federalist), 16 votes New York April 24–26, 1804 George Clinton Democratic-Republican Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Morgan Lewis (Democratic-Republican/Clintonian), 30,829 (58.16%)Aaron Burr (Democratic-Republican/Tammany Hall), 22,139 (41.77%)Scattering 36 (0.06%) North Carolina(election by legislature) November 24, 1804 James Turner Democratic-Republican Re-elected, unknown number of votes Scattering, 1 vote Rhode Island April 18, 1804 Arthur Fenner Democratic-Republican/Country Re-elected. Returns lost. South Carolina(election by legislature) December 7, 1804 James Burchill Richardson Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Paul Hamilton (Democratic-Republican), unknown number of votes Vermont September 4, 1804 Isaac Tichenor Federalist Re-elected, 8,075 (55.72%) Jonathan Robinson (Democratic-Republican), 6,184 (42.67%)Scattering 232 (1.60%), citing The Reporter of Oct. 20, 1804 Virginia(election by legislature) December 7, 1804 John Page Democratic-Republican Re-elected, "by a majority"
See also 1804 United States elections 1804 United States presidential election 1804–05 United States Senate elections 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections
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