![]() ![]() ![]() (the only President to win a unanimous electoral college vote, both inġ789 and in 1792).The remaining votes were split between John Adams, John Jay, John Rutledge, John Hancock and some others, with John Adams receiving the most, 34, making him Washington's Vice-President. In 1789, all 69 electors cast 1 vote for George Washington Getter becoming President and the runner up becoming Vice-President. Instead, all of them were presidential contenders with the highest vote Vice-Presidents did not run together on a ticket as they do today. Remained was who would be Vice-President. Would be the first President, even before the electors were chosen. Votes had to be for someone outside of his own home state. Returns in one district did not come in in time and one elector failed to attend the vote in February.Įach elector was able to cast 2 votes for President and one of the Virginia also could have had two more votes, but the election Maryland could have had 2 more votes, but two electors failed to vote inįebruary. In the election of 1789, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts had 10 votes each Connecticut and South Carolina had 7 New Jersey and Maryland had 6 New HampshireĪnd Georgia had 5 and Delaware had 3, for a total of 69 votes. John Adams First Vice-President of the United States by Asher Durand When the Continental Congress sought a commander for the Colonial Army in 1775, they turned to Washington as the logical choice based on his experience in the.
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