Presidential Election Years History

United states presidential election of 1789 american presidential election held on feb.

Presidential election years history. This page links to the results of those historical elections including a larger map results and synopsis of the race. This situation has occurred twice in u s. During the first presidential election in 1789 only 6 of the 13 original states chose electors by any form of popular vote.

Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. For the original method of electing the president and the vice president elections of 1789 1792 1796 and 1800 see article ii section 1 of the constitution.

As is the case with congresses of two years duration each presidential administrations of four years duration likewise can be numbered in fact the number of a given four year administration is half of the number of the later of the two congresses in office during that administration. Presidential election results year candidate political party electoral votes 1 popular votes 2 popular percentage 3 1 in elections from 1789 to 1804 each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president. An interactive version of each map is also available letting you change history.

Includes all candidates their parties number of electoral and popular votes. Gradually throughout the years the states began conducting popular elections to choose their slate of electors. Election results for every election from 1789 to the present.

For example because it was the 110th congress that was. The curse of tippecanoe also known as tecumseh s curse or the 20 year presidential curse is the supposed pattern of deaths in office of presidents of the united states elected in years that are evenly divisible by 20 since the 1840 election. Change the year to display a different presidential election.

4 1789 in which george washington was unanimously chosen as the first president of the united states by electors from 10 of the 13 extant states. For a different perspective take a look at our same since.