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The election of 1789 was the first presidential election in the United States.
New York failed to appoint its allotment of eight electors, and subsequently cast no electoral votes. North Carolina and Rhode Island also did not cast votes, as they had not yet ratified the United States Constitution.For all intents and purposes, George Washington ran unopposed for election as President. 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 (providing they equalled or exceeded half the total number of electors), the second greatest number Vice President (with no qualification of support).
The recipient of 34 electoral votes, John Adams of Massachusetts finished second in voting and as such was elected Vice President of the United States.
| Presidential Candidate | Party | State | Popular Vote: | Electoral Vote: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | None | Virginia | Unknown | 69 |
| John Adams | None | Massachusetts | Unknown | 34 |
| John Jay | None | New York | Unknown | 9 |
| Robert H. Harrison | None | Maryland | Unknown | 6 |
| John RutledgeJohn Rutledge (September 1739- July 18, 1800) was governor of South Carolina, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and served on the U. Supreme Court ( Chief Justice from August to December 1795). He was the elder brother of Edward Rutledge, a signe | None | South CarolinaSouth Carolina ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Palmetto State Other U. States Capital Columbia Largest City Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 40th 82,965 kmē 78,051 kmē 4,915 kmē 6% Population Total ( 2000) Densi | Unknown | 6 |
| George ClintonThis page is for the Vice President George Clinton. For others of that name see George Clinton. George Clinton ( July 26, 1739 April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and politician. He served as the first Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, as a memb | None | New York | Unknown | 3 |
| Samuel Huntington | None | Connecticut | Unknown | 2 |
| John Milton | None | Georgia | Unknown | 2 |
| James Armstrong | None | Pennsylvania | Unknown | 1 |
| Benjamin Lincoln | None | Massachusetts | Unknown | 1 |
| Edward Telfair | None | Georgia | Unknown | 1 |