Presidential Election of 1808

The Presidential Election of 1808 was the sixth in U.S. history and was held over a thirty-three day period from November 4, 1808 until December 7, 1808. This was the first election where one of the two major political parties (the Democratic-Republicans) held caucuses to decide both the Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidate for their ticket.
==Candidates==
1. James Madison
Born 	1751  (57 years)
Occupation 	Incumbent Secretary of State of the United States  (1801-09)
State 	Virginia
Party 	Democratic-Republican
Running Mate	
George Clinton  (b.1739) (69 years) (New York)
Incumbent Vice President of the United States  (1805-12)
2. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Born  	1746  (62 years)
Occupation 	Former U.S. Minister to France  (1796-97)
State 	South Carolina
Party 	Federalist
Running Mate	
Rufus King  (b.1755) (53 years) (New York)
Former U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom  (1796-1803, 1825-26)
3. James Monroe
Born 	1758  (50 years)
Occupation	Former U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom  (1803-07)
State 	Virginia
Party 	Democratic-Republican
==Presidential Selection (Democratic-Republican)==
Candidate	Position	Votes
James Madison
(b.1751) (57 years)	
Incumbent U.S. Secretary of State from Virginia
(1801-09)	83
James Monroe
(b.1758) (50 years)	
Former U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom from Virginia
(1803-07)	3
George Clinton
(b.1739) (69 years)	
Incumbent Vice President of the United States from New York
(1805-12)	3
==Vice Presidential Selection (Democratic-Republican)==
Candidate	Position	Votes
George Clinton
(b.1739) (69 years)	
Incumbent Vice President of the United States from New York
(1805-12)	79
John Langdon
(b.1741) (67 years)	
Governor of New Hampshire
(1785-86, 1788-89, 1805-09, 1810-12)	5
Henry Dearborn
(b.1751) (57 years)	
Incumbent U.S. Secretary of War from Massachusetts
(1801-09)	3
John Quincy Adams
(b.1767) (41 years)	
Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
(1803-08)	1
==Results==
Candidate	Popular Vote	Electoral Vote
J. Madison
G. Clinton	
124, 732
(64.7%)	128
C.C. Pinckney
R. King	
62, 431
(32.4%)	47
J. Monroe	
4, 848
(2.5%)	0
88 Electoral Votes needed to win.
==Electoral Votes by State==
State 	Electoral Votes	Winner
Connecticut 	9 	C.C. Pinckney
Delaware 	3 	C.C. Pinckney
Georgia 	8 	J. Madison
Kentucky 	7 	J. Madison
Maryland 	11 	
J. Madison (9)
C.C. Pinckney (2)
Massachusetts 	19 	C.C. Pinckney
New Hampshire 	7 	C.C. Pinckney
New Jersey 	8 	J. Madison
New York 	19 	
J. Madison (19)
North Carolina	14 	
J. Madison (11)
C.C. Pinckney (3)
Ohio 	3 	J. Madison
Pennsylvania 	20 	J. Madison
Rhode Island 	4 	C.C. Pinckney
South Carolina	10 	J. Madison
Tennessee 	5 	J. Madison
Vermont 	6 	J. Madison
Virginia 	24 	J. Madison