1789 Electoral College Results
| President | George Washington [F] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Opponent | John Adams [F] | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 69 | Main Opponent: 34 | Total/Majority: 69/35 |
| Votes for Others | John Jay (9), Robert 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) | ||
| Vice President | John Adams | ||
| Notes | For all intents and purposes, Washington was unopposed for election as President. Under the system then in place, votes for Vice President were not differentiated from votes for President. | ||
Electoral Votes by State
| Name of candidate | CT | DE | GA | MD | MA | NH | NJ | PA | SC | VA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington, Esq | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 69 |
| John Adams, Esq | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | - | 5 | 34 |
| Samuel Huntington, Esq | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| John Jay, Esq | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| John Hancock, Esq | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert H. Harrison, Esq | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| George Clinton, Esq | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| John Rutledge, Esq | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| John Milton, Esq | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| James Armstrong, Esq | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Edward Telfair, Esq | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Benjamin Lincoln, Esq | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total electoral vote | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 69 |