See main article: 1808 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1804 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
Previous Year: | 1804 |
Next Election: | 1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
Next Year: | 1812 |
Election Date: | November 4 – December 7, 1808 |
Image1: | CharlesCPinckney (cropped).png |
Percentage1: | 52.40% |
Nominee1: | Charles C. Pinckney |
Party1: | Federalist Party |
Home State1: | South Carolina |
Running Mate1: | Rufus King |
Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 14,085 |
Nominee2: | James Madison |
Percentage2: | 47.59% |
Popular Vote2: | 12,793 |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Running Mate2: | George Clinton |
Home State2: | Virginia |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Map Size: | 230px |
President | |
Before Election: | Thomas Jefferson |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | James Madison |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between November 4 to December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election to elect the President. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New Hampshire voted for Federalist candidate and Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney over the Democratic-Republican candidate and Secretary of State James Madison by a margin of 4.8%, although Pinckney won the state's presidential election, however, Pinckney would lose to Madison in the national presidential election, making this presidential election as the second time New Hampshire voted for a losing candidate in its presidential voting history.
1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Federalist | Charles C. Pinckney | 14,085 | 52.40% | 7 | ||
Democratic-Republican | James Madison | 12,793 | 47.59% | – | ||
– | Other | 4 | 0.01% | – | ||
Totals | 26,882 | 100.00% | 7 |