United States presidential election of 1808

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United States presidential election

The United States presidential election of 1808 was the contest in which Democratic-Republican James Madison was elected the fourth president, succeeding Thomas Jefferson amid tensions over foreign policy and trade restrictions.

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United States presidential election, 1808 2
United States presidential election of 1808 canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
affectedBy Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ
tensions with France ⓘ
tensions with Great Britain ⓘ
category 1808 elections in the United States ⓘ
United States presidential elections ⓘ
chronologicalPosition sixth United States presidential election ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electoralCollegeSize 176 ⓘ
electoralVotesMainOpponent 47 ⓘ
electoralVotesWinner 122 ⓘ
followedBy United States presidential election, 1812 ⓘ
surface form: United States presidential election of 1812
follows United States presidential election, 1804 ⓘ
surface form: United States presidential election of 1804
hasEndDate 1808-12-07 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1808-11-04 ⓘ
incumbentPresident Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
legislativeBodyElecting Electoral College ⓘ
surface form: United States Electoral College
mainOpponent Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ
mainOpponentParty Federalists ⓘ
surface form: Federalist Party
majorIssue Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
trade restrictions ⓘ
numberOfStatesParticipating 17 ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
otherCandidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ
George Clinton ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
James Monroe ⓘ
John Langdon ⓘ
Rufus King ⓘ
partOf history of the United States ⓘ
popularVoteMainOpponent 62128 ⓘ
popularVoteWinner 124732 ⓘ
preElectionPresident Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
presidentElect James Madison ⓘ
resultedIn George Clinton elected vice president ⓘ
election of James Madison as fourth president of the United States ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
tookPlaceInCentury 19th century ⓘ
tookPlaceInDecade 1800s ⓘ
tookPlaceUnderConstitution United States Constitution ⓘ
vicePresidentElect George Clinton ⓘ
votingSystem Electoral College ⓘ
winner James Madison ⓘ
winningParty Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ

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Presidency of James Madison → election → United States presidential election of 1808 ⓘ
United States presidential election, 1812 → follows → United States presidential election of 1808 ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1808
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney → candidateInElection → United States presidential election of 1808 ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1808