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George Washington was elected to the presidency on this day in 1789...
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:09 am
232 years ago today, George Washington became our nation's first president-elect. The election had actually begun several weeks before back on December 15, 1788 and lasted through this, the seventh day of January. For it was on January 7, 1789, that the electors convened and cast their votes unanimously for the former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Only 10 of the nation's 13 states at the time participated in the election. New York did not send any electoral voters to the College and Rhode Island and North Carolina had yet to ratify the Constitution. Voter turn out was a measly 11.6% as four of the 10 states (New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, and South Carolina) who participated didn't even include a popular vote mechanism in their presidential election laws.
69 electors were sent to the Electoral College with the ability to cast two ballots for president. All 69 of them voted for George Washington on their first ballot while 34 voted for John Adams on the second ballot. Since Adams finished with the second most amount of electoral votes, per the rules of the day, he was to be our nation's first Vice-President.
The final tally of the votes were as follows:
1. George Washington, Independent - 69 votes (100%)
2. John Adams, Federalist - 34 votes
3. John Jay, Federalist - 9 votes
t4. Robert H. Harrison, Federalist - 6
t4. John Rutledge, Federalist - 6
6. John Hancock, Federalist - 4
7. George Clinton, Anti-Federalist - 3
8. Samuel Huntington, Federalist - 2
8. John Milton, Federalist - 2
t10. James Armstrong, Federalist - 1
t10. Benjamin Lincoln, Federalist - 1
t10. Edward Telfair, Anti-Federalist - 1
The results were officially announced to the public three days later (January 10).
Only 10 of the nation's 13 states at the time participated in the election. New York did not send any electoral voters to the College and Rhode Island and North Carolina had yet to ratify the Constitution. Voter turn out was a measly 11.6% as four of the 10 states (New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, and South Carolina) who participated didn't even include a popular vote mechanism in their presidential election laws.
69 electors were sent to the Electoral College with the ability to cast two ballots for president. All 69 of them voted for George Washington on their first ballot while 34 voted for John Adams on the second ballot. Since Adams finished with the second most amount of electoral votes, per the rules of the day, he was to be our nation's first Vice-President.
The final tally of the votes were as follows:
1. George Washington, Independent - 69 votes (100%)
2. John Adams, Federalist - 34 votes
3. John Jay, Federalist - 9 votes
t4. Robert H. Harrison, Federalist - 6
t4. John Rutledge, Federalist - 6
6. John Hancock, Federalist - 4
7. George Clinton, Anti-Federalist - 3
8. Samuel Huntington, Federalist - 2
8. John Milton, Federalist - 2
t10. James Armstrong, Federalist - 1
t10. Benjamin Lincoln, Federalist - 1
t10. Edward Telfair, Anti-Federalist - 1
The results were officially announced to the public three days later (January 10).
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:10 am to RollTide1987
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69 votes
Nice
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:20 am to RollTide1987
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South Carolina) who participated didn't even include a popular vote mechanism in their presidential election laws.
South Carolina wouldn't have a popular vote for president until after the Civil War. Blew my mind when I found that out.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:23 am to RollTide1987
Fast forward to today and 90% of politicians have shite on everything Washington warned us about.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:23 am to RollTide1987
New York also didn't vote for leaving Britain. Bunch of sympathizers. That state was a stain on the US then as much as it is today.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:26 am to AllDayEveryDay
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New York also didn't vote for leaving Britain.
Bit more complicated than that.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:32 am to RollTide1987
Rigged election.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:33 am to scuppernong
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Rigged election.
It actually kinda was. The main drama of the 1788-89 election was convincing Washington to run. There wasn't a single man in power who thought anyone else worthy of the job.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:35 am to RollTide1987
He did the one thing that's almost unfathomable. He did the one thing that almost no one in the history of the world has done. He willingly gave up military power at the end of his victory, THEN, once elected to the Presidency, willingly gave up power AGAIN, when there was no precedent yet set for a two-term presidency.
Hard to imagine the type of character and love for one's country that it takes to hold to an ideal of freedom and liberty so much that one is willing to risk its very existence by passing the torch to others.
Damn great man, no matter what recent generations try to say.
Hard to imagine the type of character and love for one's country that it takes to hold to an ideal of freedom and liberty so much that one is willing to risk its very existence by passing the torch to others.
Damn great man, no matter what recent generations try to say.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:38 am to RollTide1987
Don’t see many Democrats or Republicans on that list.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:40 am to RollTide1987
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1789
Wow! 8 whole years before Joe Biden was born!
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:42 am to Tarpon08
Back in the days when we had humble public servants
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:45 am to RollTide1987
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7. George Clinton, Anti-Federalist - 3
3 votes for President P-Funk
Posted on 1/7/22 at 9:50 am to RollTide1987
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1. George Washington, Independent - 69 votes (100%)
2. John Adams, Federalist - 34 votes
3. John Jay, Federalist - 9 votes
t4. Robert H. Harrison, Federalist - 6
t4. John Rutledge, Federalist - 6
6. John Hancock, Federalist - 4
7. George Clinton, Anti-Federalist - 3
8. Samuel Huntington, Federalist - 2
8. John Milton, Federalist - 2
t10. James Armstrong, Federalist - 1
t10. Benjamin Lincoln, Federalist - 1
t10. Edward Telfair, Anti-Federalist - 1
Those were some pretty strong names back then. They sound much better than what we have today.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 10:01 am to GetCocky11
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Bit more complicated than that
I'd say so.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 1:10 pm to RollTide1987
And this guy completed the steal 366 days ago.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 1:15 pm to RollTide1987
It’s always fun to differentiate president from precedent when teaching Washington to 7th graders.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 1:16 pm to Gr8t8s
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He did the one thing that's almost unfathomable. He did the one thing that almost no one in the history of the world has done. He willingly gave up military power at the end of his victory, THEN, once elected to the Presidency, willingly gave up power AGAIN, when there was no precedent yet set for a two-term presidency.
There's a reason the founders created the Order of Cincinnatus.
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 1/7/22 at 1:23 pm to Gr8t8s
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He willingly gave up military power at the end of his victory, THEN, once elected to the Presidency, willingly gave up power AGAIN, when there was no precedent yet set for a two-term presidency.
And he didn't plan to run for the second term. He had to be convinced to do it.
Posted on 1/7/22 at 2:47 pm to RollTide1987
And is rolling over in his grave for what we have become!
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