See main article: 1808 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1808 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Flag Year: | 1808 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1804 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Previous Year: | 1804 |
| Next Election: | 1812 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Next Year: | 1812 |
| Image1: | File:James Madison.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James Madison |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Home State1: | Virginia |
| Running Mate1: | George Clinton |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,645 |
| Percentage1: | 60.82% |
| Nominee2: | Charles C. Pinckney |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Home State2: | South Carolina |
| Running Mate2: | Rufus King |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,174 |
| Percentage2: | 19.59% |
| Image3: | File:John Vanderlyn - James Monroe - Google Art Project.jpg |
| Nominee3: | James Monroe |
| Party3: | Tertium quids |
| Color3: | FF9955 |
| Home State3: | Virginia |
| Running Mate3: | none |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,174 |
| Percentage3: | 19.59% |
| 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 Ohio took place as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to vote for president and vice president.
James Madison, the nominee of the governing Democratic-Republican Party, defeated Federalist Party challenger Charles C. Pinckney and fellow Democratic-Republican James Monroe, who ran as the candidate of the Tertium quids, by 2,471 votes (41.23%). Monroe would later succeed Madison as the fifth president of the United States in 1817.[1]
| 1808 United States presidential election in Ohio[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison | 3,645 | 60.82% | 3 | ||
| Federalist | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | 1,174 | 19.59 | 0 | ||
| Tertium quids | James Monroe | 1,174 | 19.59 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5,993 | 100.0% | 3 | |||