1808 United States presidential election in Virginia

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Nominee James Madison James Monroe Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Virginia South Carolina Running mate George Clinton none Rufus King Electoral vote 24 0 0 Popular vote 15,683 3,505 761 Percentage 78.62% 17.57% 3.81%

County results Madison   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Monroe   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% No data/vote

President before election Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

The1808 United States presidential election in Virginia was held between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the1808 United States presidential election.Virginia voters chose 24 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.

Democratic-RepublicanSecretary of StateJames Madison won in a landslide victory with 78.6% of the popular vote plus 24 electoral votes, compared to 3.8% ofFederalistMinister to FranceCharles Cotesworth Pinckney and 17.6% ofMinister to the United KingdomJames Monroe, who would become the 5thpresident of the United States in1817.^[1]

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