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1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina 1788 presidential no November 4 – December 7, 1808 1804 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1804 1812 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1812 x160px File:James Madison (NPG) (Cropped).jpg James Madison Democratic-Republican Party Virginia 11 8,829 51.08% File:James Earl - General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - Google Art Project (3x4 cropped b).jpg Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Federalist Party South Carolina 3 7,523 43.53% File:James Monroe by John Vanderlyn (cropped).jpg James Monroe Democratic-Republican Party 009797 Virginia 931 5.39% 1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 400px County results
Madison
#73d873 50–60%
#42ca42 60–70%
#30a630 70–80%
#217821 80–90%
#165016 90–100%
Pinckney
#dfc27d 50–60%
#bf812d 60–70%
#8c510a 70–80%
#382005 90–100%
Monroe
#2AACAC 60–70%
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#808080 President Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party James Madison Democratic-Republican Party
The 1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose fourteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison over the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Democratic-Republican James Monroe, who would become president following Madison.James Monroe https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-monroe 2024-06-09 American Battlefield Trust en-US
North Carolina used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.
Results
1808 United States presidential election in North CarolinaA New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056&f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=North+Carolina&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bbegin%5D=1808&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1808&search_field=dummy_range 2024-06-09 elections.lib.tufts.eduPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votesDemocratic-Republican James Madison8,82951.08%11FederalistCharles Cotesworth Pinckney7,52343.53%3Democratic-RepublicanJames Monroe931 5.39%Totals17,283100.00%14
See also
United States presidential elections in North Carolina
References
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