See main article: 1808 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1808 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1804 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1804 |
| Next Election: | 1812 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1812 |
| Election Date: | November 4 – December 7, 1808 |
| Image1: | File:James Madison(cropped)(c).jpg |
| Nominee1: | James Madison |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Home State1: | Virginia |
| Electoral Vote1: | 24 |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Percentage1: | 78.62% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Jefferson |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | James Madison |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,683 |
| Nominee2: | James Monroe |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican |
| Home State2: | Virginia |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,505 |
| Percentage2: | 17.57% |
| Image3: | File:CharlesCPinckney (cropped).png |
| Nominee3: | Charles C. Pinckney |
| Party3: | Federalist |
| Home State3: | South Carolina |
| Popular Vote3: | 761 |
| Percentage3: | 3.81% |
The 1808 United States presidential election in Virginia was held between November 4 to December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 24 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Democratic-Republican Secretary of State James Madison won in a landslide victory with 79% of the popular vote plus 24 electoral votes compared to 4% of Federalist Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney and 18% of Minister to the United Kingdom James Monroe that would become the 5th president of the United States in 1817.[1]
| 1808 United States presidential election in Virginia[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison | 15,683 | 78.62% | 24 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe | 3,505 | 17.57% | 0 | ||
| Federalist | Charles C. Pinckney | 761 | 3.81% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 19,949 | 100.00% | 24 | |||