1796 Presidential Election
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
Prior to ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, each elector was given two votes and required to cast each for a different person. The person with the highest total of votes was elected President and the person with the second highest total was elected Vice President.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President and For Vice-President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams, of Massachusetts | Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia | Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina | Aaron Burr, of New York | Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts | Oliver Ellsworth, of Connecticut | Othes¹ | ||
| Connecticut² | 9 | 9 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia³ | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Maryland⁴ | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Massachusetts⁵ | 16 | 16 | - | 13 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| New York | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| North Carolina⁶ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia⁷ | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | 4 |
| Totals | 138 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 22¹ |
¹The following candidates also received electoral votes: George Clinton (7), John Jay (5), James Iredell (3), Samuel Johnston (2), George Washington (2), John Henry (2), Charles C. Pinckney (1).
²Electors for Connecticut also cast 5 votes for John Jay, of New York.
³Electors for Georgia also cast 4 votes for George Clinton, of New York.
⁴Electors for Maryland also cast 2 votes for John Henry, of Maryland.
⁵Electors for Massachusetts also cast 2 votes for S. Johnston, of North Carolina.
⁶Electors for North Carolina also cast 3 votes for James Iredell, of North Carolina, 1 vote for George Washington, of Virginia, and 1 vote for Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina.
⁷Electors for Virginia also cast 3 votes for George Clinton, of New York, and 1 vote for George Washington, of Virginia.
Official records
- 1796 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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