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U.S. Presidential Election: 1792
November 2 – December 5, 1792
264 electoral votes of the Electoral College
132 votes possible for each candidate
67 electoral votes needed to become President
Winners
George Washington, Incumbent President
John Adams, Incumbent Vice President
Electoral vote 132
States carried 15
Washington received 132 electoral votes, one from each elector, making his re-election unanimous.
Adams won 77 electoral votes, enough to win re-election.
In 1792, presidential elections were still conducted according to the original method established under the U.S. Constitution.
Electoral rules of the time required each presidential elector to cast two votes without distinguishing which was for president and which for vice president. The recipient of the most votes would then become president, and the runner-up vice president.
In 1792, presidential elections were still conducted according to the original method established under the U.S. Constitution.
George Washington, President of the United States
from Virginia
John Adams, Vice President of the United States
from Massachusetts
George Clinton, Governor of New York
15 states
The Electoral College consisted of 135 electors, with each elector having two votes.
Two electors from Maryland and one elector from Vermont did not cast votes.
Electoral Vote Count
264 electoral votes of the Electoral College
132 votes possible for each candidate
67 electoral votes needed to become President
George Washington 132 (maximum possible)
John Adams — — 77
George Clinton — — 50
Thomas Jefferson — — 4
Aaron Burr — — 1
Vote Count = 264
Popular Vote = 96 = 36 percent
Non-Popular Vote = 168 = 64 percent
Connecticut - Legislative selection - 9
Delaware - Legislative selection - 3
Georgia - Legislative selection - 4
New Jersey - Legislative selection - 7
New York - Legislative selection - 12
North Carolina - Legislative selection - 12
Rhode Island - Legislative selection - 4
South Carolina - Legislative selection - 8
Vermont - Legislative selection - 3
Virginia - Popular Vote by District - 21
Kentucky - Popular Vote by District - 4
Maryland - Popular Vote overall - 8
Pennsylvania - Popular Vote overall - 15
Massachusetts - Hybrid system - 16
New Hampshire - Hybrid system - 6
change: Delaware: from Popular Vote by District to Legislative selection
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added: Kentucky - Popular Vote by District
