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Home State: VA Electoral Votes: 132 |
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Home State: MA Electoral Votes: 77 |
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Home State: NY Electoral Votes: 50 |
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Home State: VA Electoral Votes: 4 |
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Home State: NY Electoral Votes: 1 |
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Total electors/electoral votes - 132/264 (from all or part of 15 states) Majority needed to win - 67 | |||
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| . | THE 1792 CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION | |
| ... | . From the moment the Constitution was ratified, divisions among those in power arose and political factions developed. The two most prominent factions were the Federalists (with whom Washington and John Adams agreed) who advocated a strong central government, and the Democratic-Republicans who believed the states should hold the most power. George Washington, who had originally wanted to retire after his first presidential term, decided to run again in order to try to halt the rise of political parties. The Democratic-Republicans, who were aware of Washington's obvious and undiminished popularity and who were at the time outnumbered by the Federalists, didn't oppose his reelection. Once again Washington received a vote on every elector's ballot, giving him his second unanimous presidential election. |
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| In 1792, 132 electoral votes were available to a candidate; 67 votes were needed to secure the win. Votes "not cast" are not included in the total. The method of choosing electors is listed below each states' name. LEG means the state legislature chose the electors. POP-AL means an at-large popular vote chose the state's electors. POP-DIS means electors were chosen by popular votes in each district of the state. | ||
| STATE | CANDIDATE | EVs |
| CONNECTICUT ( LEG ) |
Washington | 9 |
| Adams | 9 | |
| DELEWARE ( LEG ) |
Washington | 3 |
| Adams | 3 | |
| GEORGIA ( LEG ) |
Washington | 4 |
| Clinton | 4 | |
| KENTUCKY ( POP-DIS ) |
Washington | 4 |
| Jefferson | 4 | |
| MARYLAND ( POP-AL ) |
Washington | 8 |
| Adams | 8 | |
| Not Cast | 4 | |
| MASSACHUSETTS ( POP-DIS / LEG ) |
Washington | 16 |
| Adams | 16 | |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE ( POP-AL ) |
Washington | 6 |
| Adams | 6 | |
| NEW JERSEY ( LEG ) |
Washington | 7 |
| Adams | 7 | |
| NEW YORK ( LEG ) |
Washington | 12 |
| Clinton | 12 | |
| NORTH CAROLINA ( LEG ) |
Washington | 12 |
| Clinton | 12 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA ( POP-AL ) |
Washington | 15 |
| Adams | 14 | |
| Clinton | 1 | |
| RHODE ISLAND ( LEG ) |
Washington | 4 |
| Adams | 4 | |
| SOUTH CAROLINA ( LEG ) |
Washington | 8 |
| Adams | 7 | |
| Burr | 1 | |
| VERMONT ( LEG ) |
Washington | 3 |
| Adams | 3 | |
| Not Cast | 2 | |
| VIRGINIA ( POP-DIS ) |
Washington | 21 |
| Clinton | 21 | |
| See the OVERVIEW above for each candidate's electoral vote totals. | ||
| In 1792, 132 electoral votes were available to a candidate; 67 votes were needed to secure the win. |
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