1808 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1808 Presidential election year Democratic-Republican Party (US)Thomas Jefferson (DR) 11th Democratic-Republican hold James Madison (DR) 122 Charles C. Pinckney (F) 47 350px 1808 presidential election results. Green denotes states won by Madison, burnt orange denotes states won by Pinckney. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. Democratic-Republican hold 12 of 34 seatsNot counting special elections. Federalist +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Democratic-Republican hold All 142 voting members Federalist +22 Elections for the 11th United States Congress were held in 1808 and 1809. The election took place during the First Party System. In the aftermath of the Embargo of 1807, the Federalists picked up congressional seats for the first time since their defeat in the 1800 election. However, the Democratic-Republican Party maintained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress. In the presidential election, the Democratic-Republican Secretary of State James Madison easily defeated the Federalist candidate, former diplomat and Constitutional Convention delegate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina.1808 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1808 The American Presidency Project 25 June 2014 The incumbent Vice President George Clinton was reelected, making him the first vice president to serve under two different presidents. In the House, Federalists won moderate gains, but Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate the chamber.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, Federalists picked up one seat, but Democratic-Republicans retained a dominant majority.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1808 United States presidential election 1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections 1808–09 United States Senate elections References Category:1808 elections in the United States 1808