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The election results of 1789 George Washington by Gilbert Stuart Washington, George: inaugural address General Washington button Gilbert Stuart: portrait of George Washington Thematic map of the eastern United States showing the results of the 1789 presidential election. States are shaded in orange, each labeled with the number of electoral votes. An inset table lists the candidates and their electoral vote totals, with George Washington receiving votes from all participating states. A note explains that before the 12th Amendment, electors cast votes for two candidates, with the highest vote-getter becoming president and the runner-up becoming vice president.
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George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York,...
Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund and Museum Purchase Fund, 45.179.
Washington, George: inaugural address
George Washington's First Inaugural Address, delivered at Federal Hall, New York...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
General Washington button
Button bearing George Washington's portrait, produced after his inauguration, c....
Collection of David J. and Janice L. Frent
Gilbert Stuart: portrait of George Washington
George Washington, oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1803; in the White House. The...
Scala/Art Resource, New York
American presidential election, 1789
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The election results of 1789
At a glance: the presidential election of 1789.
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