1792 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1792 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee George Washington John Adams Aaron Burr
Party Independent Federalist Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia Massachusetts New York
Electoral vote 8 7 1
Percentage 100%

President before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected President

George Washington
Independent

The 1792 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 2 and December 5, 1792 as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 8 members of the Electoral College, each of whom, under the provisions of the Constitution prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, cast two votes for President.

South Carolina's 8 electors each cast 1 vote for the incumbent, George Washington; with 1 exception, each of those electors cast a second vote for Vice President John Adams, the outlier voting for Aaron Burr.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ 1792 Presidential Electoral Vote Count Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.


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