1804 Election (The Hearse at Monticello)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

"There are but two men whose exploits elicit universal disgust from the American people," wrote Vice President Alexander Hamilton in the Summer of 1804. "The first is Benedict Arnold...; the other is Aaron Burr." Hated by his former Democratic-Republican allies, who regard his defeat of Samuel Adams four years ago as little more than a "corrupt bargain", Burr has only grown more unpopular in the time since he took office. Having narrowly survived impeachment after purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France, an act his opponents claim is blatantly unconstitutional, Burr now seeks to vindicate his presidency by winning a second term. Nominated by a caucus of "Independent Republicans", Burr has chosen Secretary of State James Monroe as his running mate, and his small but hearty band of supporters has vowed to fight to the bitter end.
Challenging Burr for the presidency is former Secretary of State James Madison, who became something of a martyr within the Democratic-Republican Party when Burr dismissed him two years earlier. Madison is running on a return to the policies of Samuel Adams: small government, low taxes, and strict adherence to the Constitution. Meanwhile, the Federalist Party is eager to exploit the divided opposition, and is running Senator John Marshall as its candidate. Marshall's running mate is Governor John Jay of New York, a noted abolitionist and former Secretary of State whose presence on the ticket Federalists hope will lead to favorable comparisons to the Washington years.
Will President Burr redeem himself or be confined to the dustbin of history? Two days.

[Murica!]

Burr.

[Mr. Smith]

Marshall/Jay!

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Did the duel not happen?

[Senator Spiral]

Madison is the one.

[ElectionsGuy]

Madison

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Did the duel not happen?

The OTL duel came about because Burr lost the New York gubernatorial election and blamed it on Hamilton. Should he loose reelection here, you can expect an <ahem> interesting development in that area.

[SWE]

Burr is the only remotely acceptable option.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Marshall/Jay!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Bump.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Just a few hours left of this.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

1804 Election

Fmr. Secretary of State James Madison (Democratic-Republican-Virginia)/ Fmr. Governor George Clinton (Democratic-Republican-New York): 101 Electoral Votes; 45.8% popular votes
Senator John Marshall (Federalist-Virginia)/ Governor John Jay (Federalist-New York):56 Electoral Votes; 25% popular votes
President Aaron Burr (Independent-New York)/ Secretary of State James Monroe (Independent-Virginia): 19 Electoral Votes; 29.2% popular votes

When the 1804 campaign commenced, many Federalists believed that the split in the Democratic-Republican Party would clear John Marshall’s way to the presidency in the Fall election. Public hatred of Aaron Burr, however, proved to be more a disadvantage than an advantage to the Virginian senator. When, in late September, Burr’s prospects seemed to be on the rise, many moderate Federalists (including Senator John Q. Adams) switched their support from Marshall to Madison, intent as they were on defeating the “Judas of New York”. The result was a convincing victory for Madison, who defeated Burr and Marshall comfortably in the electoral college. Convinced that the blame for his defeat lay with Vice President Alexander Hamilton, Burr challenged his fellow New Yorker to a duel and shot him dead on New Year’s Day, 1805, an act that effectively ended his political career.