1788–89 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1788–89 United States presidential election 1788–89 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia 1788 presidential no 1792 United States presidential election in Virginia 1792 January 7, 1789 x150px File:George Washington Painting (3x4 close cropped).jpg George Washington Independent (politician) Virginia 10 (12) 6,377 100% File:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalists (United States) Massachusetts 5 – – File:George Clinton by Ezra Ames (3x4 cropped).jpg George Clinton Anti-Federalists ccff66 New York 3 – – File:John Jay (cropped).jpg John Jay Federalists (United States) New York 1 – – JohnHancockSmall.jpg John Hancock Federalists (United States) Massachusetts 1 – – 450px County results Washington (Federalist electors) #BF812D 60-70% #8C510A 70–80% #543005 80–90% #382005 90-100% Washington (Anti-Federalist electors) #73D873 50-60% #42CA42 60-70% #217821 80-90% #165016 90-100% President Office established George Washington Independent (United States) A presidential election was held in Virginia on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, one elector did not vote, and another elector was not chosen because an election district failed to submit returns, resulting in only 10 electoral votes being submitted. Virginia unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army George Washington. The total popular vote is composed of 4,640 for Federalist electors and 1,737 for Anti-Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.A New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056&f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=Virginia&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bbegin%5D=1788&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1789&search_field=dummy_range 2024-07-16 elections.lib.tufts.edu The Anti-Federalists actively contested the election, nominating and circulating a list of twelve electors in opposition to the Federalist candidates.Risjord Norman K. DenBoer Gordon The Evolution of Political Parties in Virginia, 1782-1800 March 1974 Journal of American History 60 4 974 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1901009 The total number of votes is incomplete. Results 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia George Washington Independent 6,377 100.00% 6,377 100.00% Results by county +1788–89 United States presidential election in VirginiaCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistsGeorge WashingtonAnti-FederalistsMarginTotalvotesSome county results are missing or incomplete.#%#%#% Accomack21698.18%41.82%21296.36%220 Albemarle10960.56%7139.44%3821.12%180 Amelia-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Amherst00.00%270100.00%-270-100.00%270 Augusta353100.00%00.00%353100.00%353 Bedford-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Berkeley239100.00%00.00%239100.00%239 Botetourt4742.73%6357.27%-16-14.54%110 Bourbon-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Brunswick3520.00%14080.00%-105-60.00%175 Buckingham42.48%15797.52%-153-95.04%161 Campbell-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Caroline-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Charles City-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Charlotte-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Chesterfield-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Culpeper17787.19%2612.81%15174.38%203 Cumberland8334.16%16065.84%-77-31.68%243 Dinwiddie-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Elizabeth City-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Essex52.81%17397.19%-168-94.38%178 Fairfax218100.00%00.00%218100.00%218 Fauquier102100.00%00.00%102100.00%102 Fayette-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Fluvanna1518.52%6681.48%-51-62.96%81 Franklin-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Frederick120100.00%00.00%120100.00%120 Gloucester-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Goochland-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Greenbrier70100.00%00.00%70100.00%70 Greensville3741.11%5358.89%-16-17.78%90 Halifax-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Hampshire43100.00%00.00%43100.00%43 Hanover-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Hardy91100.00%00.00%91100.00%91 Harrison18100.00%00.00%18100.00%18 Henrico-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Henry-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Isle of Wight20974.38%7225.62%13748.76%281 James City-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Jefferson-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- King and Queen-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- King George-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- King William-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Lancaster-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Lincoln-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Loudoun-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Louisa-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Lunenburg-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Madison-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Mecklenburg-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Mercer-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Middlesex-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Monongalia77100.00%00.00%77100.00%77 Montgomery00.00%57100.00%-57-100.00%57 Nansemond-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Nelson-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- New Kent-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Norfolk186100.00%00.00%186100.00%186 Northampton10.85%11799.15%-116-98.30%118 Northumberland-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Ohio68100.00%00.00%68100.00%68 Orange11396.58%43.42%10993.16%117 Pendleton101100.00%00.00%101100.00%101 Pittsylvania-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Powhatan9590.48%109.52%8580.96%105 Prince Edward-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Prince George85.23%14594.77%-137-89.54%153 Prince William-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Princess Anne280100.00%00.00%280100.00%280 Randolph67100.00%00.00%67100.00%67 Richmond-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Rockbridge175100.00%00.00%175100.00%175 Rockingham-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Russell47100.00%00.00%47100.00%47 Shenandoah166100.00%00.00%166100.00%166 Southampton36399.18%30.82%36098.36%366 Spotsylvania26896.40%103.60%25892.80%278 Stafford-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Surry13397.79%32.21%13095.58%136 Sussex6332.14%13367.86%-70-35.72%196 Warwick-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%- Washington123100.00%00.00%123100.00%123 Westmoreland115100.00%00.00%115100.00%115 York-100.00%-0.00%-100.00%-Total4,64072.76%1,73727.24%2,90345.52%6,377 Results by district +1788-89 United States presidential election in VirginiaDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesGeorge WashingtonFederalistsGeorge WashingtonAnti-FederalistsMarginTotalvotesSome district results are missing or incomplete.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% 1 125040.78% 036359.22% 1-113-18.44%613 21-100.00% 1-0.00% 0-100.00%- 311,08290.02% 11209.98% 096280.04%1,202 4 152.81% 017397.19% 1-168-94.38%178 51320100.00% 100.00% 0320100.00%320 61115100.00% 000.00% 0115100.00%115 71723100.00% 100.00% 0723100.00%723 8168384.95% 112115.05% 056269.90%804 9177668.55% 035631.45% 042037.10%1,132 10 1-0.00% 0-100.00% 1--100.00%- 11168653.18% 160446.82% 0826.36%1,290 121-100.00% 1-0.00% 0-100.00%-Total124,64072.76%71,73727.24%32,90345.52%6,377 Results by elector 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 1st congressional districtCenter for the Study of the American Constitution https://csac.history.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2024/09/Alpha-list-of-delegates.pdf 2026-01-16 csac.history.wisc.eduHouse of Delegates History (DOME) https://history.house.virginia.gov/search 2026-04-08 history.house.virginia.govHistory, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/People/Search/ 2026-04-05 history.house.gov John Pride Anti-Federalists 311 50.65% Edward Carrington Federalists (United States) 249 40.55% Theodorick Bland Anti-Federalists 52 8.47% Mayo Carrington Unknown 1 0.16% William Ronald Federalists (United States) 1 0.16% 614 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 2nd congressional district John Harvie Federalists (United States) - 100.00% - 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 3rd congressional district Zachariah Johnston Federalists (United States) 1,082 90.02% Thomas MadisonExplicitly described as being Zachariah Johnston's opponent for this election.Campbell, Jud Whiskey, Soldiers, and Voting: Western Virginia Elections in the 1790s https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2314&context=law-faculty-publications 2026-04-08 scholarship.richmond.edu Anti-Federalists 120 9.98% 1,202 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 4th congressional district John Roane Anti-Federalists 145 70.05% Meriwether Smith Anti-Federalists 28 13.53% Robert Gilchrist Unknown 26 12.56% Carter Braxton Federalists (United States) 4 1.93% Henry Kidd Unknown 3 1.45% Edmund Pendleton Federalists (United States) 1 0.48% 207 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 5th congressional district David Stuart Federalists (United States) 319 92.73% Thomas Blackburn Unknown 24 6.98% Elias Edmonds Federalists (United States) 1 0.29% 344 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 6th congressional district William FitzhughThe electoral vote from this elected candidate was never submitted or recorded. Federalists (United States) 115 96.64% John Rowe Unknown 4 3.36% 119 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 7th congressional district James Wood Federalists (United States) 419 50.12% William Darke Federalists (United States) 275 32.89% Robert Rutherford Unknown 113 13.52% William Haymond Federalists (United States) 18 2.15% Ebenezer Zane Federalists (United States) 7 0.84% Alexander White Federalists (United States) 4 0.48% 836 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 8th congressional district Anthony Walke Federalists (United States) 466 54.57% Isaac Avery Federalists (United States) 194 22.72% Henry Guy Anti-Federalists 117 13.70% Thomas Newton Jr. Unknown 30 3.51% Joseph Godwin Unknown 18 2.11% Thomas Mathews Federalists (United States) 16 1.87% George Parker Federalists (United States) 6 0.70% Edmund Curtis Anti-Federalists 3 0.35% George Kelly Unknown 1 0.12% John Robins Unknown 1 0.12% Josiah Parker Anti-Federalists 1 0.12% Littleton Eyre Federalists (United States) 1 0.12% 854 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 9th congressional district Samuel KelloThe electoral vote from this candidate was never submitted or recorded. Due to incomplete returns, a winner could not be certified. Federalists (United States) 776 68.49% Joseph Jones Anti-Federalists 356 31.42% Benjamin Riggan Unknown 1 0.09% 1,133 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 10th congressional district Patrick Henry Anti-Federalists - 100.00% - 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 11th congressional district Edward Stevens Federalists (United States) 686 53.18% William Cabell Sr. Anti-Federalists 604 46.82% 1,290 100.00% 1788-89 United States presidential election in Virginia's 12th congressional district Warner Lewis Federalists (United States) - 100.00% - 100.00% Electors The following served as electors: - John Pride - previously voted against ratification of the Constitution.Pulliam David Loyd The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the Foundation of the Commonwealth to the Present Time J. T. West 1901 37–38 John Harvie Zachariah Johnston - Augusta County, Botetourt County, Bourbon County, Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Mercer County, Montgomery County, Nelson County, Pendleton County, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, Russell County, Shenandoah County, Washington CountyA New Nation Votes - Virginia 1789 Electoral College, District 3 John Roane - one of the three Clinton electorsOur Campaigns - VA US President Race - Jan 07, 1789 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=180432 2024-07-16 www.ourcampaigns.com David Stuart William Fitzhugh Anthony Walke, Princess Anne Co. Patrick Henry - previously voted against ratification of the Constitution. Edward Stevens Warner Lewis – did not attend the electoral college meeting.Jensen Becker 1976 XXVIII James Wood See also United States presidential elections in Virginia Notes References Works cited Jensen Merrill Merrill Jensen Becker Robert The First Federal Elections 1788-1790: Congress, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire 1 University of Wisconsin Press 1976 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0299066908 Virginia 1789 Category:1789 Virginia elections Category:Long stubs with short prose