View source for United States presidential election, 1789

The election of 1789 was the first election held under the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of 1798]].  Ten states chose [[Electoral College|electors]] to vote for President; [[North Carolina]] and [[Rhode Island]] had not ratified the Constitution, and the [[New York]] legislature was deadlocked.<ref>http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=59542</ref>

The remaining ten states' electors unanimously voted for [[George Washington]].  Since this election was held before the [[Twelfth Amendment]], each elector voted for two separate people.  The runner-up became Vice-President.

 
:
               {| class="wikitable"
|-
! Candidates
! Electoral Vote
|-
| [[George Washington]]
| 69
|-
| [[John Adams]]
| 34
|-
| [[John Jay]]
| 9
|-
| [[Robert H. Harrison]]
| 6
|-
| [[John Rutledge]]
| 6
|-
| [[John Hancock]]
| 4
|-
| [[George Clinton]]
| 3
|-
| [[John Milton (Georgia)|John Milton]]
| 2
|-
| [[Samuel Huntington (Connecticut)|Samuel Huntington]]
| 2
|-
| [[James Armstrong]]
| 1
|-
| [[Edward Telfair]]
| 1
|-
| [[Benjamin Lincoln]]
| 1
|-
| Non-Voters
| 12
|}<ref>http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/presidential/electoral.html</ref>

The votes show George Washington emerged as a clear winner.  John Adams was by the time's system, the [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]].<ref>[[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, New York, 2001.</ref>

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