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U.S. presidential election, 1792
The U.S. presidential election of 1792 was the second presidential election in the United States, and the first in which each of the original 13 states appointed electors.
As in 1789, President George Washington ran unopposed for a second term. Under the system in place then and through the election of 1800, each voting elector cast two votes - the recipient of the greatest number of votes was elected President, the second greatest number Vice President. As with his first term, Washington is considered to have been elected unanimously.
The recipient of 77 electoral votes, John Adams of Massachusetts finished second in voting and as such was elected Vice President of the United States.
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General election
Results
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| John Adams
| Federalist
| Massachusetts
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| style="text-align:right;" | 77
|- | George Clinton | Republican | New York | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | 50
|- | Thomas Jefferson | Republican | Virginia | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | 4
|- | Aaron Burr | Republican | New York | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | — | style="text-align:right;" | 1 (a) The popular vote is not tabulated because (1) only 6 of the 15 states chose electors by any form of popular vote and (2) pre-Twelfth Amendment electoral vote rules obscure the intentions of the voters.
Breakdown by ticket
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| George Washington
| George Clinton
| 50
|- | George Washington | Thomas Jefferson | 4
|- | George Washington | Aaron Burr | 1
Electoral college selection
| Method of choosing Electors | State(s) |
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| state is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district | Kentucky Virginia |
| each Elector chosen by voters statewide | Maryland Pennsylvania |
| Massachusetts |
| New Hampshire |
| each Elector appointed by state legislature | (all other states) |
See also
External link
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