U.S. presidential election, 1792

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Image:ElectoralCollege1792-Large.png The U.S. presidential election of 1792 was the second presidential election in the United States, and the first in which each of the original 13 states appointed electors (in addition to newly added states Kentucky and Vermont).

As in 1789, President George Washington ran unopposed for a second term. 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, the second greatest number Vice President. As with his first term, Washington is considered to have been elected unanimously.

The recipient of 77 electoral votes, John Adams of Massachusetts, finished second in voting and was therefore elected Vice President of the United States.

Contents 1 General election 1.1 Results 1.1.1 Breakdown by ticket 2 Electoral college selection 3 See also 4 References

General election

Results

Presidential Candidate	Party	Home State	Popular Vote(a)		Electoral Vote(b)
			Count	Percentage
George Washington	(none)	Virginia	—	—	132
John Adams	Federalist	Massachusetts	—	—	77
George Clinton	Republican	New York	—	—	50
Thomas Jefferson	Republican	Virginia	—	—	4
Aaron Burr	Republican	New York	—	—	1
Total			—	100.0%	264
Needed to win					67

Source (Electoral Vote): Electoral College Box Scores 1789–1996. Official website of the National Archives. (July 30, 2005).

^(a) The popular vote is not tabulated because (1) only 6 of the 15 states chose electors by any form of popular vote and (2) pre-Twelfth Amendment electoral vote rules obscure the intentions of the voters.
^(b) Two electors from Maryland and one elector from Vermont did not cast votes.

Breakdown by ticket

Presidential Candidate	Running Mate	Electoral Vote
George Washington	John Adams	77
George Washington	George Clinton	50
George Washington	Thomas Jefferson	4
George Washington	Aaron Burr	1

Electoral college selection

Method of choosing Electors	State(s)
state is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district	Kentucky Virginia
each Elector chosen by voters statewide	Maryland Pennsylvania
two Congressional districts chose five Electors each; the remaining two districts chose three Electors each each Elector chosen by majority vote of voters in Congressional district if an insufficient number of Electors are chosen by majority vote from a Congressional district, remaining Electors would be appointed by the state legislature	Massachusetts
each Elector chosen by majority vote of voters statewide if an insufficient number of Electors are chosen by majority vote, runoff is held between the top 2n vote-getters, where n is the number of vacancies remaining	New Hampshire
each Elector appointed by the state legislature	(all other states)

See also

• History of the United States (1789-1849)

U.S. presidential elections

1789–1799: 1789 | 1792 | 1796 1800–1849: 1800 | 1804 | 1808 | 1812 | 1816 | 1820 | 1824 | 1828 | 1832 | 1836 | 1840 | 1844 | 1848 1850–1899: 1852 | 1856 | 1860 | 1864 | 1868 | 1872 | 1876 | 1880 | 1884 | 1888 | 1892 | 1896 1900–1949: 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 1950–1999: 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 2000–2049: 2000 | 2004 | 2008

References

• "A Historical Analysis of the Electoral College". The Green Papers. URL accessed on March 20, 2005.