Presidential election · 1789
1789 electoral map
George Washington (Independent) won the 1789 presidential election with 69 electoral votes.
Winner
George Washington
69
official Electoral College count
Washington (unanimous)Not a state yet / did not vote
Good to know
- Before the 12th Amendment, each elector cast two votes for president; the runner-up became vice president. George Washington was elected unanimously.
States won in 1789
George Washington· Washington (unanimous)
10 statesElectoral College in 1789
10 states held 73 electoral votes in 1789. The largest prize was Virginia with 12 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1789 election article.