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The 1792 United States presidential election was the second quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1792. Incumbent President George Washington was elected to a second term by a unanimous vote in the electoral college, while John Adams was re-elected as vice president.
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United States presidential election of 1792, American presidential election held in 1792, in which George Washington unanimously won a second term as president of the United States. Suffering from diminished physical abilities, Pres. George Washington had wished to retire at the end of his first
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Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000. In 1792, the second presidential election, George Washington was unanimously re-elected president of the United States. Carrying large and small states, northern and southern states, Washington received 132 electoral votes, one vote from each participant in the Electoral College.
1792 Election Facts. Prior to 1804, each Elector cast two votes for President, effectively doubling the votes cast. Each Elector selected Washington with one of his votes, effectively making him unanimous choice for President. That is reflected on the map above. By coming in 2nd, John Adams was named Vice-President.
Party Nominee: Electoral Vote unofficially Federalist: George Washington: 132: 100%
The 1792 United States elections elected the members of the 3rd United States Congress. Congress was broadly divided between a Pro-Administration faction supporting the policies of George Washington's administration and an Anti-Administration faction opposed to those policies. Due to this, the Federalist Party (generally overlapping with the ...
67 electoral votes to win. Change history with the 1792 presidential election interactive map. Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
