1788-89 Vice Presidential Election

1788–1789 United States Vice presidential election

December 15, 1788 – January 10, 1789 (1788-12-15 – 1789-01-10)
69 members of the Electoral College 35 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	11.6%
Nominee John Adams John Jay Various Other Federalist Party Federalist Party Federalist Party Federalist Party Home state Virginia New York Electoral vote 34 9 23   Nominee George Clinton Party Democratic-Republican Home state New York Electoral vote 3
vice President before election Office established Elected vice President John Adams Federalist Party

The 1788–1789 United States Vice presidential election was the first quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Monday, December 15, 1788, to Saturday, January 10, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified that same year. George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president and John Adams became the first vice president. This was the only U.S. presidential election that spanned two calendar years without a contingent election and the first national presidential election in American history.

Under the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781, the United States had no head of state. The executive function of government remained with the legislative similar to countries that use a parliamentary system. Federal power, strictly limited, was reserved to the Congress of the Confederation whose "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" was also chair of the Committee of the States which aimed to fulfill a function similar to that of the modern Cabinet.

Results

Electoral vote Washington   94.5% Adams   46.6% Jay   12.3% Harrison   8.2% Rutledge   8.2% Others   19.2% Not cast   5.5%

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