1792 United States presidential election

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The 1792 United States presidential election was the nation’s second presidential contest, in which George Washington was unanimously re-elected and John Adams retained the vice presidency under the original Electoral College system.

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1792 United States presidential election canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoContestedOffice Vice President of the United States ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electoralSystem original Electoral College system ⓘ
followedBy 1796 United States presidential election ⓘ
follows 1788–1789 United States presidential election ⓘ
hasEndDate 1792-12-05 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1792-11-02 ⓘ
incumbentPresident George Washington ⓘ
incumbentVicePresident John Adams ⓘ
mainCandidate George Clinton ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
notableFeature conducted before the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment ⓘ
last presidential election in which George Washington was a candidate ⓘ
numberOfElectors 132 ⓘ
numberOfStatesParticipating 15 ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
presidentialElectoralVotesReceivedByGeorgeClinton 50 ⓘ
presidentialElectoralVotesReceivedByGeorgeWashington 132 ⓘ
presidentialElectoralVotesReceivedByJohnAdams 77 ⓘ
presidentialElectoralVotesReceivedByThomasJefferson 4 ⓘ
resultedIn re-election of John Adams as Vice President ⓘ
unanimous re-election of George Washington ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring George Washington presidency ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Connecticut ⓘ
Delaware ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Newly admitted state of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Kentucky

North Carolina ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
totalElectoralVotes 132 ⓘ
usedElectoralCollege true ⓘ
votingMethod electors cast two undifferentiated votes for president ⓘ
wasSecondPresidentialElection true ⓘ
wasUnanimousFor George Washington ⓘ
winner George Washington ⓘ

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presidency of George Washington → election → 1792 United States presidential election ⓘ