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President pro tempore of the United States Senate John Langdon who presided over the counting of the electoral votes | |
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The 1789 Electoral College, chosen on 7th January 1789, were the first electors chosen under Article II Section 1 of the United States Constitution to elect a President and Vice President.
Where applicable,the names of electors are listed by their electoral districts or counties.
List of Electors from Connecticut[edit][1] All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
[2] Election of Electors by voters in three districts
[3] All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
[4] Election of Electors by voters in two districts
List of Electors from Massachusetts[edit][5] Voters in the state's eight congressional districts nominated Electors on 18 December 1788; on 7 January 1789, the legislature chose one elector from the two men receiving the highest number of votes in each district and appointed two additional Electors at large.
Appointed at large - William Cushing, William Shepard |
List of Electors from New Hampshire[edit][6] Five electors appointed by state legislature on 7 January 1789 from top ten candidates elected at large by people on 15 December 1788.
List of Electors from New Jersey[edit][7] All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
New York's legislature deadlocked, so no electors were chosen. North Carolina had not yet ratified the Constitution, so was not eligible to choose electors List of Electors from Pennsylvania[edit][8] All electors were elected statewide on a general ticket.
Rhode Island had not yet ratified the Constitution, so was not eligible to choose electors List of Electors from South Carolina[edit][9] All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
[10] Election of Electors by voters in twelve districts
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State results
[edit]This table records the official final state election board tallies for those presidential candidates who were listed on ballots in enough states to have a theoretical chance for a majority in the Electoral College. The first two columns contain the state name and its number of electors. Bold indicates statewide vote count winner in each state as well as winners in each electoral district of Maine and Nebraska, the only two states that apportion electoral votes by district. State popular vote results are from the official Federal Election Commission report. Four states, Georgia, Illinois, New York, and Ohio, have since amended the popular vote results. The updated Georgia results, Illinois results, New York results, and Ohio results are included here.
States/districts won by Obama/Biden |
States/districts won by McCain/Palin |
State | Electors | Obama | McCain | Nader | Barr | Baldwin | McKinney | Others |
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Connecticut | 7 | 997,772 | 629,428 | 19,162 | 311 | 90 | 29 | |
Delaware | 3 | 255,459 | 152,374 | 2,401 | 1,109 | 626 | 385 | 58 |
Georgia | 15 | 1,844,123 | 2,048,759 | 1,158 | 28,731 | 1,402 | 250 | 63 |
Maryland | 10 | 1,629,467 | 959,862 | 14,713 | 9,842 | 3,760 | 4,747 | 9,205 |
Massachusetts | 12 | 1,904,097 | 1,108,854 | 28,841 | 13,189 | 4,971 | 6,550 | 14,483 |
New Hampshire | 4 | 384,826 | 316,534 | 3,503 | 2,217 | 226 | 40 | 3,624 |
New Jersey | 15 | 2,215,422 | 1,613,207 | 21,298 | 8,441 | 3,956 | 3,636 | 2,277 |
New York | 31 | 4,804,701 | 2,752,728 | 41,248 | 19,595 | 634 | 12,801 | 8,936 |
North Carolina | 15 | 2,142,651 | 2,128,474 | 1,448 | 25,722 | 158 | 13,942 | |
Pennsylvania | 21 | 3,276,363 | 2,655,885 | 42,977 | 19,912 | 1,092 | ||
Rhode Island | 4 | 296,571 | 165,391 | 4,829 | 1,382 | 675 | 797 | 122 |
South Carolina | 8 | 862,449 | 1,034,896 | 5,053 | 7,283 | 6,827 | 4,461 | |
Virginia | 13 | 1,959,532 | 1,725,005 | 11,483 | 11,067 | 7,474 | 2,344 | 6,355 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxvii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxviii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR28#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxix http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR29#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxviii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR28#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxvii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxvii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxvii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxviii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR28#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxix http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR29#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 1, page xxviii http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sxS00wE2l5kC&lpg=PA388&dq=%22Alexander%20Graydon%22%20%22Collinson%20Read%22&as_brr=3&pg=PR28#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ That District consisted of Amelia County, Brunswick County, Chesterfield County, Cumberland County, Greensville County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County and Powhatan County, which covered the area west of Petersburg and then south to the state border with North Carolina. The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, page 306. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00022
- ^ . That District consisted of Charles City County, Goochland County, Henrico County, James City County, Louisa County, and New Kent County, which covered the area east and west of Richmond. The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, page 306. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00023
- ^ . That District consisted of Augusta County, Botetourt County, Bourbon County, Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Mercer County, Montgomery County, Nelson County, Pendleton County, Rockbridge County, Russell County, Shenandoah County and Washington County, which covered what is now the western part of Virginia, the southern part of West Virginia and the eastern part of Kentucky. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00024
- ^ That District consisted of Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County and King William County, which covered the area between Richmond and the Rappahannock River. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00025
- ^ That District consisted of Fairfax County, Fauquier County, Loudoun County and Prince William County, which covered the area west of what became Washington DC. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00026
- ^ That District consisted of King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Stafford County and Westmoreland County, which covered the area between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00027
- ^ That District consisted of Berkeley County, Frederick County, Hampshire County, Hardy County, Harrison County, Monongalia County, Ohio County and Randolph County, which covered the area which is now the eastern part of West Virginia and the northernmost county of Virginia. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00028
- ^ That District consisted of Accomack County, Nansemond County, Norfolk County, Northampton County and Princess Anne County, which covered the area around Norfolk and the Virginian portion of the Delmarva Peninsula. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00029
- ^ That District consisted of Dinwiddie County, Isle of Wight County, Prince George County, Southampton County, Surry County and Sussex County, which covered the area between Petersburg and Franklin. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00030
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 2, page 305. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ^ That District consisted of Bedford County, Campbell County, Charlotte County, Franklin County, Halifax County, Henry County, Pittsylvania County, and Prince Edward County, which covered the area between Danville and Lynchburg in the south of Virginia. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00031
- ^ That District consisted of Albemarle County, Amherst County, Buckingham County, Culpeper County, Fluvanna County, Orange County and Spotsylvania County, which covered the area between Fredericksburg and Lynchburg. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00032
- ^ That District consisted of Elizabeth City County, Gloucester County, Middlesex County, Warwick County and York County, which covered the area between the Rappahannock River and James River. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=MS115.002.VA.1789.00033
- ^ The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, Volume 2, page 305 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2TVe81_NvVwC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22William%20Tilghman%22%20%22George%20Plater%22&pg=PA305#v=onepage&q=&f=false