1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 4 to December 7, 1808, as part of the 1800 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 C. Pinckney and Democratic-Republican James Monroe who would become president of the United States soon.^[1]

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.^[2]

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1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison	8,829	51.08%	11
	Federalist	Charles C. Pinckney	7,523	43.53%	3
	Democratic-Republican	James Monroe	931	5.39%
Totals			17,283	100.00%	14

References[edit]

^ "James Monroe". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
^ ^a ^b "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

[1] "James Monroe". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

[:0-2] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

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v t e State results of the 1808 U.S. presidential election
Candidates	James Madison Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
General articles	Election timeline
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Other 1808 elections	House Senate

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