1792 United States elections

Elections for the 3rd U.S. Congress February 2026 January 2025 1792 Presidential election year George Washington (Independent) 3rd George Washington 132 350px Presidential election results map. Tan denotes states won by Washington. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes cast by each state. Pro-Administration hold 10 of 30 seatsNot counting special elections. Pro-Administration +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Anti-Administration gain All 105 voting members Anti-Administration +24 350px House of Representatives elections#880000 Pro-Administration (F) majority#000080 Anti-Administration (DR) majority#EE82EE Even split Elections were held for the 3rd United States Congress, in 1792 and 1793. Congress was broadly divided between a Pro-Administration faction supporting the policies of the George Washington's administration and an Anti-Administration faction opposed to those policies. Due to this, the Federalist Party (generally overlapping with the Pro-Administration faction) and the Democratic-Republican Party (generally overlapping with the Anti-Administration faction) were starting to emerge as the distinct political parties of the First Party System. In this election, the Pro-Administration faction maintained control of the Senate, but lost its majority in the House. Events of the election In the presidential election, incumbent President George Washington was re-elected without any major opposition.1792 Presidential Election https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1792 The American Presidency Project 25 June 2014 Washington had considered retirement, but was convinced to seek re-election for the purpose of national unity.Presidential elections http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/presidential-elections History.com History Channel 3 September 2015 Though Washington went unchallenged, Governor George Clinton of New York sought to unseat John Adams as vice president. However, Adams received the second most electoral votes, and so was re-elected to office. Washington remained unaffiliated with any political faction or party throughout his presidency.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/george-washingtons-views-political-parties-america/ George Washington's views on political parties in America Jamison Dennis December 31, 2014 The Washington Times February 14, 2017 In the House, 37 seats were added following the 1790 census. The Anti-Administration faction picked up several seats, narrowly taking the majority from the Pro-Administration faction.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 However, Frederick Muhlenberg, who leaned closer to the Pro-Administration faction, was elected Speaker of the House.Jenkins Jeffrey A. Stewart Charles Haines Fighting for the Speakership: The House and the Rise of Party Government 2013 57–58 978-0691156446 https://books.google.com/books?id=v0e4buNfOT4C&q=jonathan+dayton+speaker+of+the+house+election&pg=PA59 30 June 2014 In the Senate, the Anti-Administration faction picked up one seat, but the Pro-Administration faction maintained a small majority.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1792 United States presidential election 1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections 1792–93 United States Senate elections References Category:1792 elections in the United States 1792