<page_title> 1812 United States presidential election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> James Madison (incumbent) <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50.4% <col_header> Popular vote(a), (b) </col_header> </cell> <cell> DeWitt Clinton <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 47.6% <col_header> Popular vote(a), (b) </col_header> </cell> </table>
Madison was elected with 50.4 percent of the popular vote to Clinton's 47.6% in the 1812 presidential election.