1792 United States presidential election
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 Presidential election results map. Green denotes states won by Washington. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes cast by each state. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1792 United States presidential election resulted incumbent President George Washington elected to a second term without a competitor by electoral college, John Adams was re-elected as vice president but was against a competitive re-election Governor George Clinton of New York City.[2]
Background[change | change source]
George Washington, who has been elected president in the first presidential election from 1788 - 1789. He ran for president again in this election, after this election, he said that he will just elected president for twice and said o running for a third term. This was broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. The 22nd Amendment was introduced, limiting presidential terms to two.[3]
Results[change | change source]
George Washington won the election with no competitor, with vice president John Adams was voted for vice president, Washington received 132 electoral votes and 100% of popular votes (28,300 votes) and carried all 15 states. The next presidential election would in 1796.[4][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.
- ↑ "Presidential Election of 1792". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ↑ "How the 22nd Amendment came into existence - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ↑ "Electoral college votes in 1792 US presidential election". Statista. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ↑ "Presidential Election Results, 1789–2020 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". www.gilderlehrman.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.