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Election Voting Period

When: November 4 to December 7, 1808
Where: United States
Part of: United States presidential election of 1808: Madison defeats Pinckney

Presidential elections were held from November 4 to December 7, 1808, with Madison defeating Pinckney decisively outside Federalist strongholds.

Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 4 to December 7, 1808. Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively. Despite the unpopularity of the Embargo Act of 1807, Madison won the vast majority of electoral votes outside of the Federalist stronghold of New England.

Sources

1808 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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