1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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Nominee James Madison Charles C. Pinckney
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia South Carolina
Running mate George Clinton Rufus King
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 42,508 11,735
Percentage 78.37% 21.63%

President before election

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

The 1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, James Madison, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Madison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 56.74%.

  1. ^ "1808 ELECTION FOR THE SIXTH TERM, 1809-1813". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

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