1789 Presidential Election Results

Presidential Candidate Home State Political Party Electoral Vote George Washington Virginia No Party 69 85.2% John Adams Massachusetts No Party 34 42.0% John Jay New York No Party 9 11.1% Robert Harrison Maryland No Party 6 7.4% John Rutledge South Carolina No Party 6 7.4% Other - - 14 17.3% Electoral votes not cast - 24 29.6% Total Number of Electors 69 Total Electoral Votes Cast 138 Number of Votes for a Majority 35

Maps Election Notes: Note that prior to the ratification of Amendment XII to the Constitution in 1804, each Elector cast two votes for President (instead of one vote for President and one vote for Vice President). The candidate receiving the most votes became President and the candidate receiving the second most votes became Vice President. (see Article II Section 1 for details). George Washington received one vote from each elector (that cast a ballot). The map above shows the unanimous decision. The New York legislature failed to appoint its allotted 8 Electors in time. Two Electors from Maryland did not vote. One Elector from Virginia did not vote and one Elector was not chosen because an election district failed to submit returns. Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas in states with split electoral votes.

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