1792 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1792 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Flag of Connecticut.svg
  1788–89 November 2 – December 5, 1792 1796  
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Nominee George Washington John Adams
Party Independent Federalist
Home state Virginia Massachusetts
Electoral vote99
Percentage100.00%

President before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected President

George Washington
Independent

The 1792 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine members of the Electoral College, each of whom, under the provisions of the Constitution prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, cast two votes for President.

Connecticut's nine electors each cast one vote for incumbent George Washington and one for incumbent Vice President John Adams. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1792 Presidential Electoral Vote Count Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.