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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 abstract "The United States presidential election of 1788–1789 was the 1st quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Monday, December 15, 1788 to Saturday, January 10, 1789. It was the first presidential election in the United States of America under the new United States Constitution, which was adopted on September 17, 1787, and the only election to ever take place partially in a year that is not a multiple of four. In this election, George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice-president.Before this election, the United States had no chief executive. Under the previous system agreed to under Articles of Confederation, the national government was headed by the Confederation Congress, which had a ceremonial presiding officer and several executive departments, but no independent executive branch.The enormously popular Washington essentially ran unopposed. The only real issue to be decided was who would be chosen as vice-president. Under the system then in place, each elector cast votes for two persons; if a person received a vote from a majority of the electors, that person became president, and the runner-up became vice-president. All 69 electors cast one vote each for Washington. Their other votes were divided among eleven other candidates; John Adams received the most, becoming vice-president. The Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, would change this procedure, requiring each elector to cast distinct votes for president and vice-president.".
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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 wikiPageID "40449".
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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 afterElection George_Washington.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 afterParty "Nonpartisan".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 asOf "2005-07-30".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 beforeElection "None".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 country "United States".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 electionDate "--12-15".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 electionName "United States presidential election, 1788–1789".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 electoralVote "69".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "1".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "138".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "2".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "3".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "34".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ev "4".
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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 evFootnote ", ,".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 flagYear "1777".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 homeState Virginia.
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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 mapCaption "Presidential election results map. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.".
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- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 mapSize "300".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "each elector appointed by the state legislature".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "each elector chosen by voters statewide; however, if no candidate wins majority, state legislature appoints elector from top two candidates".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "electors chosen at large by voters".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "state had not yet ratified the Constitution, so was not eligible to choose electors".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "state is divided into electoral districts, with one elector chosen per district by the voters of that district".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 method "two electors appointed by state legislatureeach remaining elector chosen by state legislature from list of top two vote-getters in each congressional district".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name Benjamin_Lincoln.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name Edward_Telfair.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name George_Clinton_(vice_president).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name George_Washington.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name John_Adams.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name John_Hancock.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name John_Jay.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name John_Milton_(Georgia_politician).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name John_Rutledge.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name Robert_H._Harrison.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name Samuel_Huntington_(statesman).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 name "James Armstrong".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 neededVotes "35".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 nextElection "United States presidential election, 1792".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 nextYear "1792".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 nominee "George Washington".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 ongoing "no".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 party "Anti-Federalist".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 party "Federalist".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 party "Independent".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 party "Nonpartisan".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 percentage "100.0".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 popularVote "38818".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 pv "38818".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 pv "—".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 pvFootnote ", ,".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 pvPct "100.0".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 pvPct "—".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state Connecticut.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state Georgia_(U.S._state).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state Maryland.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state Massachusetts.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state New_York.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state South_Carolina.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state Virginia.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 state "Georgia".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Connecticut.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Delaware.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Georgia_(U.S._state).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Maryland.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Massachusetts.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states New_Hampshire.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states New_Jersey.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states North_Carolina.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Pennsylvania.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states Rhode_Island.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states South_Carolina.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states "New York".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 states "Virginia".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 statesCarried "10".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 title "President".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 toWin "35".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type "presidential".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 votesForElection "69".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 year "1789".
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 subject Category:George_Washington.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 subject Category:History_of_the_United_States_(1789–1849).
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 subject Category:Presidency_of_George_Washington.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 subject Category:Unanimity.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 subject Category:United_States_presidential_election,_1789.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type Election.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type Event.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type SocietalEvent.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type Event.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type Event.
- United_States_presidential_election,_1788–1789 type Thing.