U.S. presidential election, 1808

Presidential electoral votes by state.

The U.S. presidential election of 1808 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, was also an unwilling candidate for President, garnering six electoral votes from a wing of the Democratic-Republican Party that disapproved of James Madison.

General election

Results

|- | rowspan="2" | George Clinton | rowspan="2" | Republican | rowspan="2" | New York | rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | — | rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | — | rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | 6 | James Madison | Virginia | style="text-align:right;" | 3

|- | James Monroe | Virginia | style="text-align:right;" | 3 ^(a) '

Electoral college selection

See also

• History of the United States (1789-1849)

External link

• The Green Papers: A Historical Analysis of the Electoral College