u.s. presidential election, 1789

The U.S. presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election in the United States of America. New York failed to appoint its allotment of eight electors, and subsequently cast no electoral votes. North Carolina and Rhode Island also did not cast votes, as they had not yet ratified the United States Constitution. For all intents and purposes, George Washington ran unopposed for election as President. Under the system in place then and through the election of 1800, each voting elector cast two votes - the recipient of the greatest number of votes was elected President, providing they equalled or exceeded half the total number of electors, the second greatest number Vice President which had no qualification of support. The recipient of 34 electoral votes, John Adams of Massachusetts finished second in voting and as such was elected Vice President of the United States.

General election

Results

^(a) The popular vote is not tabulated because (1) only 6 of the 10 states cating electoral votes chose electors by any form of popular vote and (2) pre-Twelfth Amendment electoral vote rules obscure the intentions of the voters.

Breakdown by ticket

Electoral college selection

State(s)
each Elector appointed by state legislature	Connecticut Georgia New Jersey New York ^(a) South Carolina
each Elector chosen by voters statewide	Maryland Pennsylvania
each Elector chosen by voters statewide; however, each voter only allowed to pick one candidate and top three vote-getters become Electors	Delaware
two Electors appointed by state legislature each remaining Elector chosen by state legislature from list of top two vote-getters in each Congressional district	Massachusetts
each Elector chosen by voters statewide; however, if no candidate wins majority, state legislature appoints Elector from top two candidates	New Hampshire
state is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district	Virginia ^(b)

^(a) New York's legislature deadlocked, so no Electors were chosen
^(b) One electoral district failed to chose an Elector.

References

Jenson, Merrill et al., eds., (1976-1989) The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790. 4 vols.; Madison, Wisconsin.

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