1788–89 United States presidential election in Virginia

The 1789 United States presidential election in Virginia took place between December 15, 1788 and January 10, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, one elector did not vote and another elector was not chosen because an election district failed to submit returns, resulting in only 10 electoral votes being submitted.

Main article: 1788–89 United States presidential election

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1789

December 15, 1788 – January 10, 1789

Nominee George Washington John Adams George Clinton Party Nonpartisan Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state Virginia Massachusetts New York Electoral vote 10 5 3 Popular vote 4,333 – – Percentage 100% – –   Nominee John Jay John Hancock Party Federalist Federalist Home state New York Massachusetts Electoral vote 1 1 Popular vote – – Percentage – –

Virginia unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington. The total popular vote is composed of 3,040 for Federalist electors and 1,293 for Anti-Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1789
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Nonpartisan	George Washington	4,333	100%	10
Totals			4,333	100.0%	10

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