United States Presidential Election, 1804 (President Franklin)

The United States presidential election of 1804 was the fifth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1804. It pitted incumbent Democratic-Republican President Arron Burr who was seeking for a third term (braking a unspooken traditio until Hamilton brought it up in a campaign sppech) against former and the first ever United States Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.

Incubment Vice President George Clinton had refused to run for a third term and instead suggested the then incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Elbridge Gerry, Gerry was nominated immediately afterwards.