8 Questions About Democracy Answered britannica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from britannica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
1
George Washington
(No formally organized parties)
69
2
John Adams
34
John Jay
9
R.H. Harrison
6
John Rutledge
6
John Hancock
4
George Clinton
3
Samuel Huntington
2
John Milton
2
James Armstrong
1
Benjamin Lincoln
1
Edward Telfair
1
(Not voted)
44
1Electors were chosen by legislatures in many states, not by popular vote.
2In this election, and in others until 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which vice president. Because the two houses of the New York legislature could not agree on electors, the state did not cast its electoral vote. North Carolina and Rhode Island had not yet ratified the Constitution.