South Carolina 1808 Electoral College
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- South Carolina 1808 Electoral College
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- John Wilson, William Zimmerman, Paul Hamilton, John MacMorris, Samuel Mays, Joseph Gist, William Strother, Langdon Cheves, Joseph Bellinger, William Rouse
Electors: | John Wilson[1] | William Zimmerman[2] | Paul Hamilton[3] | John MacMorris[4] | Samuel Mays[5] | Joseph Gist[6] | William Strother[7] | Langdon Cheves[8] | Joseph Bellinger[9] | William Rouse[10] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Presidential Candidate: | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison | James Madison |
Final Result: [11] | 135 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 132 | 132 | 131 | 129 | 119 |
House of Representatives[12] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Senate[13] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]Elected.
[11]"Not a shadow of opposition to the republican nomination was made - 136 votes were given and several of the Electors had 134, 133, 132 and so on. We have about fifteen federalists in both houses, some of these voted for the ticket, and about seven did not vote." National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C). December 19, 1808.
[12]104 Representatives voted.
[13]32 Senators voted.
References:
The Columbian Phenix (Providence, RI). November 12, 1808.
National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C). December 19, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 21, 1808.
The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). January 26, 1809.
Peirce, Neal R. The People's President: The Electoral College in American History and the Direct-Vote Alternative. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. 341.
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