death in July 1804 following the Burr–Hamilton duel destroyed whatever hope the Federalists had of defeating the popular Jefferson. Leaderless and disorganized, the Federalists failed to attract much support outside of New England. The Federalists attacked the Louisiana Purchase as unconstitutional, criticized Jefferson's gunboat navy, and alleged that Jefferson had fathered children with his slave, Sally Hemings, but the party failed to galvanize opposition to Jefferson. Jefferson's policies of expansionism and reduced government spending were widely popular. Jefferson was aided by an effective Democratic-Republican party organization, which had continued to develop since 1800, especially in the Federalist stronghold of New England. Jefferson's victory was overwhelming, and he even won four of the five New England states. Pinckney won only two states, Connecticut and Delaware. This was the first election where the Democratic-Republicans won in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As of 2020, Jefferson was the first of seven presidential nominees to win a significant number of electoral votes in at least three elections, the others being Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland, William Jennings Bryan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Richard Nixon. Of these, Jackson, Cleveland, and Roosevelt also won the popular vote in at least three elections. Results Source (Popular Vote): A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825Source (electoral vote): (a) Only 11 of the 17 states chose electors by popular vote.(b) Those states that did choose electors by popular vote had widely varying restrictions on suffrage via property requirements.'' Popular vote by state The popular vote totals used are the elector from each party with the highest total of votes. The vote totals of North Carolina and Tennessee appear to be incomplete. Close states States where the margin of victory was under 5%: New Hampshire, 4.02% (702 votes) States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Massachusetts, 7.16% (3,955 votes) Electoral College selection See also Bibliography of Thomas Jefferson History of the United States (1789–1849) Second inauguration of Thomas Jefferson 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections 1804–05 United States Senate elections References A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 Presidential Election of 1804: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress External links Election of 1804 in Counting the Votes Presidency of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson