1808 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
The United States presidential election of 1808 was the sixth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 4, to Wednesday, December 7, 1808.
The Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively. Madison was serving as United States Secretary of State under incumbent Thomas Jefferson, and Pinckney had been the unsuccessful Federalist candidate in the election of 1804.
Presidential candidate |
Party |
Home state |
Popular vote |
Electoral |
Running mate |
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Count |
Pct |
vote |
Vice-presidential candidate |
Home state |
Elect. vote |
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James Madison |
Democratic-Republican |
Virginia |
1,24,732 |
64.70% |
122 |
George Clinton |
New York |
113 |
John Langdon |
New Hampshire |
9 |
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney |
Federalist |
South Carolina |
62,431 |
32.40% |
47 |
Rufus King |
New York |
47 |
George Clinton |
Democratic-Republican |
New York |
— |
— |
6 |
James Madison |
Virginia |
3 |
James Monroe |
Virginia |
3 |
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James Monroe |
Democratic-Republican |
Virginia |
4,848 |
2.50% |
0 |
(none) |
(n/a) |
0 |
(unpledged electors) |
(none) |
(n/a) |
680 |
0.40% |
0 |
(n/a) |
(n/a) |
0 |
Total |
1,92,691 |
100% |
175 |
|
175 |
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Needed to win |
88 |
|
88 |