The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-11-26
ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT
OF THE U. STATES.

+ OF THE U. STATES.
The following article 10 copied into our
paper for registration and reference.
Ii will be found useful and interesting du- |
ring the approaching Presidential cam
paign.
Presidential Elections. the
Declaration Of Independence, there have
been but twelve Presidential elections be
side the present; and in but two cases has
the choice devoved upon Congress. The
FIRST was in 1901, whom Thomas Jefferson
and Aaron Burr had an equal number Of
vo,es in the Electoral College and the
second in 1925, when the Electoral votes
were SO divided between Andrew Jackson.
John Quincy Adams, Wm II. Crawford,
and Henry Clay. that neither had maiori.
y. The following schedule will show the
number Of votes received by the principal
candidates at each election, from the origin
Of the government to the present time.
First Term, 789.-Elec.ors 80. q.
Washington received SO votes, and John
Adams 81; the mex. highest candidate was
John Jay, who received Q votes. Gen.
Washington was therefore declared cleo.
ted TO The Presidency, and John Adams TO
the Vice. Presidency.
Second Term. 1898. Electors 1876. G.
Washington had l32 votes, and was elsc.
ted Presiden, and John Adams 70, and
was elected Vice. Presiden.;ths next highesl
candidate was Geo. Clinton, who received
| so votes.
Third Term, l797.--Electors 1885,
John Adams received II votes, and was
elected Presidents Thomas Jefferson 60,
and was elected Vice President; the next
highest candidate was Thomas Pinckney,
who received 50 votes, and sf,er him Aaron
Burr, who received 80.
/ Fourth Term, l60l.-Electors l3S.-
Thos. Jefferson and Aaron Burr had 80
votes; John Adams 86, and Charles c.
Pinckney "a. There being no choice of
President. the election was carried into the
House Of Representatives; and on the 18th
ballot, Thomas Jefferson received nine
States out Of sixteen, and was declared o.
lected. Aaron Burr was declared elected
! Vice President
| Fifth Term, lS05.-Eectors l76.---
The new system of voting introduced. -
Thomas Jefferson received lB2 votes for
President Gen. Clinton 1852 votes fol
Vice Presidency--bo,h elected; Charles
1 @. Pinckney. the only other candidate
for the Presidency, received IA votes. and
Rufus King II votes for the Vice Presiden
cy.
Sirth Term, l80o.-Electors l76. Jas
Madison received l22 votes for President
and Chss. q. Pickuey ~. Geo. Clinic,
, 1872 votes for Vice President, and Rufu
) King AZ. Madison and Clinton were accor
! dinghy elected. 'lsaaJ
= Seventh Term, 3.--Ecciors 2l7
B j. Madison received 1873 votes for Presi
) dent, and De VIII Clinton 80. Elbrdp
/. Gerry lal votes fol Vice President, an.
: Jared Ineersoll Sc. Modison and GER,
were elected. ~
: Eighth Term. lel7.-Eleciors. pit.
6 Monroe received 1872 votes for Presider,
: and Daniel d. Tompkins 1873 votes 70
/ Vice President, and Rufus King 3a an
. John e. Howard %. Monroe aud Tomp
/. kins elected.
: Ninth Term, ls2l.-Electors 232. J
d Monroe received 23l votes for President
d and Daniel D. Tompklns for Vice Pre-
q sidsnt.
: Tenth Term, 1926. - Electors 26l.
j. Jackson received 90 votes for Presiden
!, John @. Adams a. Wfkam H. Crawfor
!, AZ, Henry Clay 81. Neither Candida,
9 having majority, The election was carrie
s into the House. where, on the first baIo
/. John Quincy Adams received the votes {
J. l3 States out Of "a, and was declared ele,
IS |aed. Seven States voted for jackson, an
8 four for Crawford. John G. Calhoun wa
j. chosen Vice President. by the Elec,or
e College, having received 1872 votes. 'rh
. next highes, ca dda.ss were N Sandfort
;. who received 80 yoses, and Ns,hl Maco
d "a. 8a as
:. 4 Eleventh Term, 1920 Electors 20
d Andrew Jackson received l78 votes 1,
ID President, and John Quincy Adams 81
Is John q. Calhoun III votes for Vice Pr
Of siden, Richard Rush 80. Jackson 81
II Calhoun we're elected.
j 1relcih Tenn, i6a3.--Electors 28s.-
i Andrew Jackson resolved 2I8 votes &
q President, Henry Clay 4os John Floy
D. la, Willism Win 7. Merlin Van Bqrs
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