1808 United States presidential election in New York

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1808 United States presidential election in New York

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Nominee James Madison George Clinton Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Home state Virginia New York Running mate George Clinton James Madison/ James Monroe Electoral vote 13 6 Percentage 68.38% 31.62%

President before election Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

The 1808 United States presidential election in New York took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 19 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

During this election, New York split its 19 electoral votes among two Democratic-Republican candidates. 13 electoral votes went to Secretary of State James Madison while the remaining 6 went to incumbent Vice President George Clinton. Clinton was also supported by a group of New York Democratic-Republicans for president even though he had remained the party's official vice presidential candidate. ^[1]

This would be the final election until 1972 in which New York did not have the largest number of electors in the Electoral College.

See also

• United States presidential elections in New York

References

1. Kaminski, John P. (1993). George Clinton: Yeoman Politician of the New Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 281–288. ISBN   9780945612186 . Retrieved October 12, 2015.