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Presidential elections were first held in the United States from December 15, 1788 to January 7, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified in 1788. George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president and John Adams became the first vice president.
The presidential election of 1788–1789 was the first election of a federal head of state or head of government in United States history. Prior to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, the U.S. had been governed under the Articles of Confederation, which provided for a very limited central government; what power that did exist was vested in the Congress of the ...
The 1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections were the first U.S. House of Representatives elections following the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Each state set its own date for its congressional elections, ranging from November 24, 1788, to March 5, 1789, before or after the first session of the 1st United ...
1788–89 U.S. presidential election [12] Party Candidate Votes % Independent: George Washington : 69 : 100.00 : 1792 United States presidential election.
The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, 2 electors would not vote.
After rising to fame as a celebrity physician on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show, Oz hosted “The Dr. Oz Show” from 2009 to 2022. In 2008, Time magazine included Oz on its list of “100 Most ...
Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1788 and 1789. Pennsylvania was the first state to select its senators on September 30, 1788, and South Carolina was the last state on January 22, 1789. New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island elected their senators between July 16, 1789, and June 12, 1790, after the convening of ...