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1792 United States presidential election
1792 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania November 2, 1792 – December 5, 1792 Pennsylvania presidential no 1788–89 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1788–89 1796 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1796 x160px File:George Washington Painting (3x4 close cropped).jpg George Washington Independent (politician) Virginia 15 3,396 100% File:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalist Party Massachusetts 14 – – File:George Clinton by Ezra Ames (3x4 cropped).jpg George Clinton Democratic-Republican Party New York 1 – – 400px County results
Washington/Adams (Federalist)
#DFC27D 50-60%
#8C510A 70-80%
#382005 90-100%
Tie
#B68AB0 50% George Washington George Washington Independent (politician) Independent (politician) President
A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. Pennsylvania voters chose 15 members of the Electoral College,1792 ELECTION FOR THE SECOND TERM, 1793-1797 https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1789_1821.html#1792 National Archives 4 August 2012 each of whom, under the provisions of the Constitution prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, cast two votes for President.
Pennsylvania unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and incumbent President George Washington. The two best performing electors in Pennsylvania, Joseph Hiester and William Henry, were supported by both parties. They received 3,396 and 3,371 votes respectively. It is not known which one voted for Clinton.A New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/5425k9909 2024-07-16 elections.lib.tufts.edu The total for Washington only includes the 3,396 number as to not represent Pennsylvanian voters twice in popular vote figures.
Results
1792 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Independent George Washington 3,396 100% 15 Totals 3,396 100% 15
Results by county
+1792 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvotesvote Results are taken from the highest voted federalist, and anti-federalist elector for each county.#%#%#% Allegheny53100.00%00.00%53100.00%53 Bedford-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Berks15050.00%15050.00%00.00%300 Bucks39749.94%39850.06%-1-0.12%795 Chester16050.63%15649.37%41.26%316 Cumberland17350.73%16849.27%51.46%341 Dauphin16156.89%12243.11%3913.78%283 Delaware6052.63%5447.37%65.26%114 Fayette4950.00%4950.00%00.00%98 Franklin-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Huntingdon5379.10%1420.90%3958.20%67 Lancaster20450.50%20049.50%41.00%404 Luzerne4795.92%24.08%4591.84%49 Mifflin-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Montgomery13545.30%16354.70%-28-9.40%298 Northampton18149.18%18750.82%-6-1.64%368 Northumberland7546.88%8553.12%-10-6.24%160 Philadelphia21050.00%21050.00%00.00%420 Philadelphia City81250.31%80249.69%100.62%1,614 Washington-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Westmoreland-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- York64150.20%63649.80%50.40%1,277Total3,56151.19%3,39648.81%1652.38%6,957
See also
United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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