1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

November 4 – December 7, 1808

Nominee Charles C. Pinckney James Madison Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state South Carolina Virginia Running mate Rufus King George Clinton Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 14,085 12,793 Percentage 52.40% 47.59%

President before election Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

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.

Results

1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Federalist	Charles C. Pinckney	14,085	52.40%	6
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison	12,793	47.59%	–
	–	Other	4	0.01%	–
Totals			26,882	100.00%	6

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire