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Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 4 to December 7, 1808. The Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively.
In the United States presidential election of 1808, the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Madison had served as United States Secretary of State under incumbent Thomas Jefferson, and Pinckney had been the unsuccessful Federalist candidate in the election of 1804.
United States presidential election of 1808 was an American presidential election held in 1808, in which Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Explore digital collections, external links, and bibliography related to the 1808 election of James Madison as the fourth President of the United States. Find manuscripts, broadsides, campaign literature, and government documents from the Library of Congress Web site.
Learn about the 1808 elections that elected the 11th Congress during the First Party System. Find out how James Madison won the presidency, Federalists gained seats in both houses, and George Clinton became the first vice president to serve under two presidents.
Create an alternate history with this 1808 interactive electoral map. Develop your own what-if scenarios. Change the president, the states won and the nominees.
The map above shows the result of the 1808 US presidential election between James Madison and Charles C. Pinckney. Turnout for the election was 32.40%.
Learn about the platforms, results and outcome of the 1808 election, where James Madison won easily over Charles Pinckney. The Federalists made some gains in New England, but the Democratic-Republicans remained popular despite the Embargo Act.
James Madison won the 1808 presidential election with 122 electoral votes, defeating Federalist Charles Pinckney and Rufus King. The American Presidency Project provides historical data and analysis of U.S. elections.
Learn how the Embargo Act of 1807, which banned trade with Europe, divided Americans and influenced the 1808 presidential election between Madison and Pinckney. Explore the historical...