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Who did Madison defeat to win the election for president in 1808. How many electoral votes did each receive

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Madison defeated Charles Cotesworth
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He defeated Federalist Charles Pinckney.
Madison got 122 electoral votes and Pinckney got 47 electoral votes.
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