1808 United States presidential election
Summary
The election of 1808 was unique on several fronts, not the least of which in that it was the first of only two cases where a new President would be elected, but the Vice Presidency remained in the same hands.
In addition to his re-election, Vice President George Clinton, who had served under Thomas Jefferson, also was an unwilling candidate for President as well, garnering six electoral votes from a wing of the Democratic-Republican Party that disapproved of James Madison.
Election Results
| Presidential Candidate | Party | State | Popular Vote: | Electoral Vote: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | Unknown | 122 |
| Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | Federalist | South Carolina | Unknown | 47 |
| George Clinton | Democratic-Republican | New York | Unknown | 6 |
| Vice Presidential Candidate | Party | State | Popular Vote: | Electoral Vote: |
| George Clinton | Democratic-Republican | New York | Unknown | 113 |
| Rufus King | Federalist | New York | Unknown | 47 |
| John Langdon | Democratic-Republican | New Hampshire | Unknown | 9 |
| James Madison | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | Unknown | 3 |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | Unknown | 3 |
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President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1808 , History of the United States (1776-1865)