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President pro tempore of the United States Senate
John Langdon who presided over the counting of the electoral votes
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.
[1]
All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
List of Electors from
Delaware
[2]
Election of Electors by voters in three districts
List of Electors from
Georgia
[3]
All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
List of Electors from
Maryland
[4]
Election of Electors by voters in two districts
[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
[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
[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
[8]
All electors were elected statewide on a
general ticket .
John Arndt (F)
George Gibson (F)
Alexander Graydon (F)
David Grier (F)
Edward Hand (F)
Lawrence Keene (F)
James O'Hara (F)
Samuel Potts (F)
Collinson Read (F)
James Wilson (F)
Rhode Island had not yet ratified the Constitution, so was not eligible to choose electors
[9]
All Electors appointed by the state legislature.
List of Electors from
Virginia
[10]
Election of Electors by voters in twelve districts
District 1 - Amelia.
[11]
John Pride (A/F)
District 2 - Henrico.
[12]
John Harvie (F)
District 3 - Botetourt.
[13] Zachariah Johnston (F)
District 4 - King & Queen.
[14]
John Roane (A/F)
District 5 - Prince William.
[15] David Stuart (F),
District 6 - Westmoreland.
[16]
William Fitzhugh (F)
District 7 - Hampshire.
[17]
James Wood (F)
District 8 - Norfolk.
[18] Anthony Walke (F)
District 9 - Sussex.
[19] Samuel Kello received more votes than any other candidate, but his election was not certified because the polls in the different counties closed on different dates.
[20]
District 10 - Campbell.
[21]
Patrick Henry (A/F)
District 11 - Albemarle.
[22] Edward Stevens (F)
District 12 - York.
[23] Warner Lewis was elected but did not cast a vote
[24]
State results
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.
State
Electors
Obama
McCain
Nader
Barr
Baldwin
McKinney
Others
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
^ 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