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General
George Washington was an incredibly popular figure because of his
involvement in the American Revolution. The Executive Branch of the
United States needed an executive. The Articles of Confederation
(the original government documents of the United States) had not
functioned well. Therefore, a new Constitution was drafted. Federalists
were people who supported the new constitution. Anti-Federalists did not support
the ratification of the constitution by the states. The electors of
the first Electoral College voted unanimously for George Washington.
But the electors were not originally chosen specifically to elect
Washington. The electors who were chosen were chosen for their
position on the ratification of the constitution. Washington did not
want tto be the President, and despite this reality, he was chosen.
The race for Vice-President was more contested. John Adams received the support of the plurality of the second
highest vote
of the electors. In the first U.S. Presidential elections, only
ten states participated, as North Carolina and Rhode Island had not
yet ratified the Constitution. New York's legislature failed to
decide on its electors by the deadline and thus did not participate.
|
| UNITED STATES |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
George Washington
 |
-- |
-- |
69 |
|
John Adams |
-- |
-- |
34 |
|
John Jay |
-- |
-- |
9 |
|
Robert Harrison |
-- |
-- |
6 |
|
John Rutledge |
-- |
-- |
6 |
|
John Hancock |
-- |
-- |
4 |
 George
Clinton |
-- |
-- |
4 |
|
Samuel Huntington |
-- |
-- |
2 |
|
John Milton |
-- |
-- |
2 |
|
James Armstrong |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Benjamin Lincoln |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Edward Telfair |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Federalist Electors |
24,471 |
87 |
0 |
|
Anti-
Federalist Electors |
3,538 |
13 |
0 |
| CONNECTICUT |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
7 |
| DELAWARE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
522 |
100 |
3 |
| GEORGIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
5 |
| MARYLAND |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
7,665 |
77 |
6 |
|
Anti-Federalist Electors |
5,387 |
23 |
0 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
4,477 |
97 |
10 |
|
Anti-Federalist Electors |
132 |
3 |
0 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
1,759 |
100 |
5 |
| NEW JERSEY |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
6 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
6,711 |
91 |
10 |
|
Anti-Federalist Electors |
672 |
9 |
0 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
7 |
| VIRGINIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Federalist Electors
|
3,337 |
88 |
7 |
|
Anti-Federalist Electors |
456 |
12 |
0 |
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