The 1808 United States presidential election in Ohio took place as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to vote for president and vice president.
James Madison, the nominee of the governing Democratic-Republican Party, defeated Federalist Party challenger Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and fellow Democratic-Republican James Monroe, who ran as the candidate of the Tertium quids, by 2,471 votes (41.23%). Monroe would later succeed Madison as the fifth president of the United States in 1817.
Results 1808 United States presidential election in Ohio Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic-Republican James Madison 3,645 60.82% 3 FederalistCharles Cotesworth Pinckney 1,174 19.59 0 Tertium quidsJames Monroe 1,174 19.59 0 Totals 5,993 100.0% 3
See also United States presidential elections in Ohio
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