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This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote (a), (b) Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote Thomas Jefferson (incumbent) Democratic-Republican: Virginia: 105,524 73.2% 162 George Clinton: New York: 162 Charles C. Pinckney: Federalist: South Carolina: 38,519 26.7% 14 Rufus King ...
The Constitution established an Electoral College, based on each state's congressional representation, in which each elector would cast two votes for two candidates, a procedure modified in 1804 by the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment. States had varying methods for choosing presidential electors. [2]
In the presidential election, incumbent Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson easily defeated Federalist former Governor Charles Pinckney of South Carolina. [3] As the Twelfth Amendment had been ratified in 1804, this was the first election in which electors separately selected a president and a vice president.
Under the rules of the electoral system in place before the 1804 ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, each member of the Electoral College cast two votes, with no distinction made between electoral votes for president and electoral votes for vice president. As Jefferson received the second-most votes in 1796 ...
1791 – The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is adopted. [1] 1791 – First Bank of the United States chartered; 1791 – Vermont becomes the 14th state [2] (formerly the independent Vermont Republic) 1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state [3] (formerly Kentucky County, Virginia) 1792 – U.S ...
Presidential nominee 1820 (lost) Vice presidential nominee None [f] Prior public experience. U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1789–1791) U.S. Senate (1796–1799) U.S. House of Representatives (1813–1815) Higher education. Princeton University ; Richard Stockton of NJ (1764–1828) Opponent(s) James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
Pinckney's influence helped ensure that South Carolina would ratify the United States Constitution. A town and district named Pinckneyville in South Carolina were named after Charles in 1791. [1] Pinckney declined George Washington's first offer to serve in his administration, but in 1796 Pinckney accepted the position of minister to France.