Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
United States presidential election of 1808
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
The election results of 1808 Asher B. Durand: portrait of James Madison Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Cotesworth Pinckney American presidential election, 1808
Quizzes
Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
The White House in Washington, D.C., USA. The north portico which faces Pennsylvania Avenue.
U.S. Presidential History Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
United States elections portal page linking to each election interactive
A History of U.S. Presidential Elections in Maps
Artwork for themes for Pro-Con articles.
Pro and Con: Voting Machines
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Artwork for themes for Pro-Con articles.
Pro and Con: Election Day Holiday
Discover
green digital binary symbols
What Comes After Terabyte?
Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the November 10, 1989, photo, one day after the wall opened.
Timeline of the 1980s
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
"Landing of Columbus" by John Vanderlyn, oil on canvas; commissioned 1836/1837, placed 1847. In the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 12' x 18' ft. (3.66 m. x 5.49 m.) Christopher Columbus and members of his crew are shown on a beach
5 Unbelievable Facts About Christopher Columbus
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

United States presidential election of 1808: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Date 1808
Participants George Clinton • Rufus King • James Madison • Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Photos

Asher B. Durand: portrait of James Madison
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
American presidential election, 1808
See All Images and Interactives →

Related Topics and References

Topics

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
The White House in Washington, D.C., USA. The north portico which faces Pennsylvania Avenue.
U.S. Presidential History Quiz
Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
List
United States elections portal page linking to each election interactive
A History of U.S. Presidential Elections in Maps