1788–89 United States presidential election

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The 1788–89 United States presidential election was the first presidential election in U.S. history, resulting in George Washington’s unanimous selection as the nation’s inaugural president.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
conductedUnder newly ratified United States Constitution ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electoralSystem Electoral College ⓘ
electoralVotesForBenjaminLincoln 1 ⓘ
electoralVotesForEdwardTelfair 1 ⓘ
electoralVotesForGeorgeClinton 3 ⓘ
electoralVotesForGeorgeWashington 69 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJamesArmstrong 1 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJohnAdams 34 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJohnHancock 4 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJohnJay 9 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJohnMilton 2 ⓘ
electoralVotesForJohnRutledge 6 ⓘ
electoralVotesForRobertHarrison 6 ⓘ
electoralVotesForSamuelHuntington 2 ⓘ
electorsChosenBy popular vote in some states ⓘ
state legislatures in most states ⓘ
electorVotingRule each elector cast two votes for President ⓘ
endDate 1789-01-10 ⓘ
firstIn first United States presidential election in history ⓘ
followedBy 1792 United States presidential election ⓘ
follows ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
inaugurationDateOfPresidentElect 1789-04-30 ⓘ
inaugurationLocationOfPresidentElect Federal Hall, New York City ⓘ
mainOutcome George Washington elected first President of the United States ⓘ
John Adams elected first Vice President of the United States ⓘ
nonParticipatingStates New York ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
numberOfElectors 69 ⓘ
numberOfStatesParticipating 10 ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
predecessorSystem government under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
presidentElect George Washington ⓘ
presidentElectHomeState Virginia ⓘ
presidentElectParty independent ⓘ
reasonNonParticipationNewYork state legislature failed to choose electors in time ⓘ
reasonNonParticipationNorthCarolina had not yet ratified the Constitution ⓘ
reasonNonParticipationRhodeIsland had not yet ratified the Constitution ⓘ
startDate 1788-12-15 ⓘ
totalElectoralVotesCast 138 ⓘ
unanimityForGeorgeWashington received an electoral vote from every elector ⓘ
vicePresidentElect John Adams ⓘ
vicePresidentElectHomeState Massachusetts ⓘ
vicePresidentElectParty Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Federalists
vicePresidentSelectionRule candidate with second-highest electoral votes became Vice President ⓘ

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presidency of George Washington → election → 1788–89 United States presidential election ⓘ
first inauguration of George Washington → follows → United States presidential election of 1788–1789 ⓘ
linked to: 1788–89 United States presidential election