1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

The 1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.

1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

November 4 - December 7, 1808
 
Nominee James Madison Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia South Carolina
Running mate George Clinton Rufus King
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 42,508 11,735
Percentage 78.37% 21.63%

President before election

Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, James Madison, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Madison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 56.74%.

Results

1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Madison 42,508 78.37% 20
Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 11,735 21.63% 0
Totals 54,243 100.0% 20

County results

County James Madison

Democratic-Republican

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Federalist

Total votes cast
% # % #
Adams53.08%41446.92%366780
Allegheny75.48%98224.52%3191,301
Armstrong100.00%1780.00%0178
Beaver100.00%2430.00%0243
Bedford71.14%66828.86%271939
Berks93.04%3,2066.96%2403,446
Bucks60.01%1,66039.99%1,1062,766
Butler85.22%29414.78%51345
Cambria89.86%6210.14%769
Centre & Clearfield95.55%8584.45%40898
Chester66.57%2,54533.43%1,2783,823
Crawford64.51%26935.49%148417
Cumberland79.25%1,77220.75%4642,236
Dauphin90.14%2,1209.86%2322,352
Delaware45.12%70354.88%8551,558
Erie69.93%20030.07%86286
Fayette88.76%89211.24%1131,005
Franklin81.46%1,41918.54%3231,742
Greene98.06%3531.94%7360
Huntingdon63.39%35536.61%205560
Indiana & Jefferson94.29%1325.71%8140
Lancaster98.88%2,5601.12%292,589
Luzerne52.84%45647.16%407863
Lycoming74.29%59825.71%207805
Mercer100.00%2880.00%0288
Mifflin96.34%7893.66%30819
Montgomery78.61%2,44421.39%6653,109
Northampton79.67%2,27320.33%5802,853
Northumberland93.63%2,6886.37%1832,871
Philadelphia (County)75.10%3,40723.90%1,0704,477
Philadelphia (City)60.02%2,83139.98%1,8864,717
Somerset88.07%38411.93%52436
Venango & Warren83.02%8816.98%18106
Washington91.95%1,7948.05%1571,951
Wayne88.56%17811.44%23201
Westmoreland80.73%59519.27%142737
York91.55%1,8108.45%1671,977
Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. "1808 ELECTION FOR THE SIXTH TERM, 1809-1813". National Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1808". Wilkes University. Retrieved 4 August 2012.


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