The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-31
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

statement, C0mphcQ from th autI4eht!C
source. of the number Of votes received BY
each principal Candidate, for President
and Vice President, al each Of said Elec-
tious and Will be found not only useful for
present information, but future reference.
First Elsoien, l7ss.-Number Of Flee
tors 90. George Washington received so
votes John Adams 81, aud John Jay 8.
Washington was elected President and
John Adams Vice President.
Second Elccnoa, l794.--.Numker of
Electors 1856. George Washington re-
ceiyed 1872 votes; John Adams II, and
George Clinton so. Washington and
Adams were both reelected.
Third Election, l796.--N1mber OF
Electors 1873. John Adams received q
votes Tncmas Jefferson Go; Thcmas
Pinckney SO, and Aaron Burr %. Adams
was elected President, and jefferson Vice
President.
Fourth Election, l50o.--.Number Of
Electors l3s. Thomas Jefferson and
Aaron Barr received each 73 votes John
Adams Co and Charles c. Pinckney G 1.
/ As there was no choice OF President IN the
! College Of Electors, The election deyolyed
upon the House Of Representatives and al.
ter baIloting SO tunes, Jefferson was elect
ed by a majority Of one State. Burr was
elected Vice President.
Fifth Election, lsU4.--NumbeF Of E.ec-
tors l1G. The present plan OF voting So
parately for President aad Vice President
was then adopted.
Thomas JEFFERSON received ld2 votes
Cor President, and Charles c. P,uckuey
II George Clinton received l02 votes
/ for Vice President and Rufus King Ia
Jefferson and Clinton were elected.
Sirih Election, lS0-.-- Number Ul E!ee-
.ors 10. James Madison received l22
votes for President, and Charles c. Pinck.
rev AZ. George Clinton received ll3
votes for Vice Presdeul, md RUFUS King
l.. Madison and Clinton were elected.
.Sepenh Elector, lsl2.-Nupbcr oi
Electors 2l7. James Madison received
l25 votes for President, and De WIKI Gin.
ton SO. El5rdge Gerry received ~
votes for Vice President, aud Jared lnser-
soil IS. Madison and Gerry were elected.
Eigkth Election, lal6.--.Aumher Of
! Electors 2l7. James Monroe received
lS4 votes for President, and Rufus King
q. Daniel d. Tompkins received Is3
votes for Vice President, and John b.
Howard -. Monroe and Touiplins we're
elected.
Ninth Election, 1920, Number Of Elcc.
tors o32. Monroe received 232 votes for
President and Daniel Tomphius us for
Vice President.
Tenth Election, 1894 Number d Eleo-
tors pol. Andrew Jackson received 90
votes for President, John Quincy Adams
81 William H. Crawford IL, and Henry
Clay 81. As neither candidate had ma,
Ior,ty, the election was carried into the
House, where John Quincy Adams baying
received the votes Of Is States out Of 20
was elected President. John c. Calhoun
received l52 votes as Wee President, y.
Stafford 30 and Nathaniel SIacon "a
Calhoun was elected Wee Prcsidcnt.
EltUen;h Election, ls2s.-Numbcr Of
Electors POI Andrew Jackson received
l79 votes for President, and John Quincy
Adams e.. John c. Calhoun received
ia votes for Vice President, ard Rush
50. jackson and Calhoun were elected
Iuslfh Election, s32.-Numbcr o,
Electors 2sS. Andrew Jackson received
2l0 votes for President; Henry Clay 40
John Floyd IL, and William Writ o.
Martin Van Buren, received $50 for Vice
President John Sergeant AZ; William
Wilkins 80 Henry Lee IL, and Amos
+ Eilnaker 7. Jackson and Van Buren,
We're elected.
| Thirteenth Election, ls3o.--Numlcr oe
/ Electors 294, Marian Van Buren, recely-
cd 10 votes for President Vim. II. Haf-
rison so Hugh J.. White 20; Daniel
Webster IA; and Willie ?. Mangum n.
/ Richard NJ. johnson received ll7 votes
. for Vice President Francis Granger u
/ John Tyler II, and William Smith 3D.
is neither Of the candidates for the Wee
Presidency received maturity Of the cleo
goral votes, and as Richard NJ. johnson
aad Francis Granger received moro votes
than any other two, the Senate rrocceded
! to el~ct enc of these candidates for Vice
President. 10 the Senate, Richard NJ.
johnson received 33 votes, and Francis
Granger 10. Van Buren and Johnson
wero elected,
Fourteenth Election, lea0.-Nunbero of
Electors 294. General William Henry
Harrison, Of Ohio, received ga votes for
President, and Martin Van Buren co.
John Tyler received PA votes for Vice
President, Richard VI. johnson, 20 votes,
and Ltileton W. TazcweIl ii yotes.--
Harrison aad Tyler elected RAJ. Reg.
A Singular Bet.--Tho following bet, or
rather singular proposition, we fud IN late
81. Louis GaRlie warm Ilarrisonian
made the following proposition TO day,
which, however, was not taken up. That
he would pay $500 to any man who would
agree to give BIN one kernel Of car,'s for
Tho drs, single vote Harrison got over Van
Burcn's whole vote, two for the second, and
so on 10 gsone!rIeal progression.