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Election in Kentucky
The 1808 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between 4 November and 7 December 1808, as part of the
1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President.
[1]
Kentucky cast seven electoral votes, as one elector didn't vote, for the
Democratic-Republican candidate
James Madison over the
Federalist candidate
Charles C. Pinckney. The electoral votes for
Vice president were cast for Madison's
running mate
George Clinton from
New York. The state was divided into two electoral districts with four electors each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.
[2]
Results
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References