SUMMARY OF POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTES For President and Vice-President of the United States, 1789-1896. 1 Previous to the election of 104, each elector voted for two candidates for President; the one receiving the highest number of votes, if a majority, was declared elected President; and the next highest, Vice President. 2 Three states out of thirteen did not vote, viz.: New York, which had not passed an electoral law, and North Carohna and Rhode Island, which had not adopted the constitution. 3 There having been a tie vote, the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. A choice was made upon the 36th ballot, which was as follows: Jefferson-Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia-10 states; Burr-Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island-4 states; Blank-Delaware and South Carolina-3 states. Elect. Vote. 84 9 A 1 No choice having been made by the Electoral College, the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. choice was made on the first ballot, which was as follows. Adams Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont-13 states; Jack son -- Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee-7 states; Crawford -Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia - 4 states. 2 No candidate having received a majority of the votes of the Electoral College, the Senate elected R. M. Johnson Vice-President, who received 33 votes; Francis Granger received 16. 1 Eleven states did not vote, viz.: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georg.a, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. 2. Three stites did not vote, viz. Mississippi, Texas and Virginia, 3 Three electoral votes of eorgia cast for Horace Greeley, and the votes of rkansas, 6, and Louisiana S, cast for U. S, Grant, w re rejected. If all had been included in the aount, the electoral vote would have been 300 for U. S. Grent and 66 for opposing candidates. 133, 148 GarrettA.Hobart 271 Arthur Sewell... 171 Thos. E. Watson. Simon B.Buckuer 5 Hale Johnson 13,969 36,274 |