1792 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1792 United States presidential election in Virginia
Flag of Virginia.svg
  1788–89 November 2 – December 5, 1792 1796  
  George Washington Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg George Clinton by Ezra Ames (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee George Washington George Clinton
Party Independent Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia New York
Electoral vote2121
Popular vote962
Percentage100%

1792 United States presidential election in Virginia by county.svg
County results
Washington/Clinton (Democratic-Republican)
  100%


President before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected President

George Washington
Independent

The 1792 United States presidential election in Virginia took place between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. Virginia's 21 electors each cast one vote for the incumbent, George Washington, and one vote for John Adams, the incumbent Vice President. [1]

Contents

Virginia unanimously voted for independent candidate and incumbent president, George Washington. The total vote is composed of 962 for Democratic-Republican electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington and George Clinton. [2] The totals for Virginia appears to be incomplete.

Results

Virginia was divided into 21 electoral districts. [2]

1792 United States presidential election in Virginia
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Independent George Washington 962100%21
Totals962100%21

See also

References

  1. "ELECTIONS FROM 1789 TO 1828". Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 16, 2024.