The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the

United States.

(From the Index.)

The following is a list of the Presidents and
Vice• Presidents of the United States, and of the
candidates for each offics at the respective elections,
with the electoral vote received by each, since the
organisation of the Government :-
1788. George Washington and John Adams.
Washington received 69, the entire electoral vote,
while Adams, for Vice-President, received 34; John
Jay, 9; John Hancock, 4; R. H, Harrison, of
Maryland, 6; and John Rutledge, of South Caro-
line, 6.
1792. Washington and Adams reelected. Wash.
ington received 132, the entire vote; Adams, for
V:ce.President, 77 ; George Clinton of Now York,
50 ; Thomas Jefferson, 4.
1796. John Adams, opposed by Thomas Jefferson,
who, having the next highest electoral vote, became
Vice-President. C. Pinckney, of South Carolina,
received 59 votes; Aaron Burr, of New York. 15;
and Oliver Ellsworth, of Connecticut, 11 votes.
1800. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr elected,
each receiving 73 out of the 138 votes cast; John
Adams, 65, and Charles C. Pinckney, of South Ca.
rolina, and John Jay, of New York, one vote. On
January 11, 1801, Jefferson was elected by Congress
on the 34th ballot (each State voting one vote),
receiving the votes of ten States to four States for
Burr. The members from two States being equally
divided, the State voted blank.
1804. Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton, beating
Charles C, Pinckney and Rufus King. The successful ticket

each received 162 out of the 176 votes given, while Pinckney
and King received but 14 each-9 in Connecticut, 3in De.
laware, and 2 in Maryland.
1808. James Madison and Geo. Clinton, defeating Pluck',
ney of Seuth Carolina and Rufus King of New York. Out
of the 175 votes given Madison received 122 for President,
and George Clinton 113 for Vice-President. Pinckney for
President and King for Vice-President, 47 votes each.
1812. James Madison and Eldridge Gerry of Massachum
setes. Whole number of votes cast, 217. For President,
Madison, 128—George Clinton, 89. ' For Vice.. President,
Gerry, 131—Jared Ingersoll of Pennsylvania, 86.
1816, James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins,with scarce
any opposition, Out of the 217 votes cast,Monroe and Tomp.,
kins each received 183. Of the remainder, Rufus King
received for President, the 22 votes for Massachusetts—
the 9 votes of Connecticut, and the 3 votes of Delaware.
For Vice-President, Massachusetts cast her 22 votes for
Howard of Maryland ; Connecticut 5 votes for James Ross
of Pennsylvania, and 4 votes for John Marshall of Virginia ;
and Delaware her 3 votes for Robert Goodloe Harper of
Maryland.

1820. Monroe and Tompkins re-elected ; the former re-
ceiving all the votes given, save one in New Hampshire,
cast for John Quincy Adams. For Vice-President, Tomp-
kins had 218, Richard Stockton of New Jersey 8 of the 15
votes of Massachusetts, and Daniel Rodney of Delaware
the 4 votes of that State.

1824. John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun elected.
Whole number of votes cast, 261—necessary to a choice,
131. For President, Adams, 84—Jackson, 99—William
H. Crawford, 41—and Henry Clay, 37. No one having a
majority of the votes, a selection from the three highest
candidates devolved upon the House of Representatives in
Congress, where the votes, being taken by States, resulted
in the election of Mr Adams, ho receiving the vote of 13
out of the 24 States. For Vice-President, John C. Calhoun
had 182 votes—Nathan Sanford, of New York, 30.
1828. Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun elected.
Whole number of votes cast, 201—necessary to a choice,
131. For President, Jackson received 178—John Quincy
Adams, 83. For Vice-President, Calhoun, 171—Richard
Rush, of Pennsylvania, 83—Wm. Smith of South Uarolina
7 the latter being a part of the vote of Georgia, which
State voted her entire vote for Jackson, but gave but 2
votes for Calhoun, the remaining 7 for Smith.
1832. Jackson and Van Buren elected. Whole number of
votes, 288.—necessary to a choice, 145. For President, An-
drew Jackson received 219—Henry Clay, 49—Wm. Wirt,
of Pennsylvania (anti-masonic), 7. For Vice-President,
Van Buren, 189—Jared Ingersoll of Pennsylvania, 49
Ames Ellmaker (anti-masonic), the vote of 'V ermont, 7.

1836. Martin Van Buren and Richd. M. Johnson of Ken-.
tucky. Whole number of votes, 294—necessary to a choice,
148. For President, Van Buren received 170—William H.
Harrison of Ohio, 73—Hugh Lawson White of Tennessee,
26—Daniel Webster, 14. For Vice President, Col. It.. M.
Jackson, 147—Francis Granger of New York, 77—John
Tyler of Virginia, 47—William Smith of Alabama, 23. No
candidate for Vice President having a majority of all the
votes given, Col. Johnson was elected Vice President by
the United States Senate.

1840. William 11, Harrison of Ohio and John Tyler of
Virginia. "Whole number of votes cast, 294—necessary to
a choice, 148. For President : Harrison, 231—Van Buren,
(30. For Vice President John Tyler, 234 ; Richard LI.
Johnson, 48 —Lytticton W. Tazewell of Virginia, the vote
of South Carolina, 11,
1814. James K. Polk of Tannessee and George M. Dallas
of Pennsylvania elected, Whole number of votes cast, 275
—necessary to a choice, 138. For President : Jas. K. Polk
received 170—Henry Clay of Kentucky, 105. For Vico
President : George M. Dallas received 170—Theodore Fro-
linghuysen of New Jersey, 105.
1848. Z ichary Taylor of Louisiana and Millard Fillmore
of New York elected. For President and Vice President :
Taylor and Fillmore each received 163 votes—Lewis Caes
of Michigan and Wm. 0. Butler of Kentucky, 127 each.
1852, Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire and Wm. R.
King of Alabama elected. For President and Vice-Presi-
dent, Pierce and King received 251 votes, against 42 each
for Gen. Winfield Scott of New York and Wm, A. Graham
of North Carolina.

1856. James Buchanan of Pennsylvania and John C.
Breckinridge of Kentucky elected. For President and
Vice-President, Buchanan and Breckinridge received 174
votes each—John C. Fremont of California and Win. L.
Dayton of New Jersey, 114 each—and Millard Fillmore of
New Yolk and Andrew J. Donaldson of Tennessee, 8 each.
1860. Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and Hannibal Ham •
lin of Maine elected. For President and Vice-President,
Lincoln and Hamlin received 180 votes—John C. Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky and Joseph Lane of Oregon received 72
—John Bell and Edward Everett, 39—Stephen A. Douglas
of Illinois and Herschell Y. Johnson of Georgia, 12.