Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-01-14
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcT1oNs.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
There have been, since the formation of our Gov.
eminent, sixteen Presidential Elections. The fol-
lowing is correct statement compiled from an au-
'nentlc source, of the number of votes received by
each principal candidate, for President and Vice
President, in each of said Elections and will be-
found not only useful for present information but f.
ture reference. ....
First Election, 17s9.-Namber of Electors g..
George Washington received 50 votes John Adams
"a, and John Jay 9. Washington was elected Pres
ident and John Adams Vice President
Second Election, l792.-Number of Electors 132.
George Washington received 1872 votes John Adams
n, and George Clinton so. Washington and Adams
were both reelected.
Third Election, 1796.-Number of Electors .l39. .
John Adams received II votes; Thomas Jefferson
GO; Thomas Pincknsy SO, and Aaron Burr 80. Ad-
ans was elected President and Jefferson Vice Pres
ident.
Fourth Election, lsOO.-Number of Electors 1873.
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received each 7s
votes; John Adams IS and Charles G. Pinckney g..
AS there was no choice of President in the College
of Electors, the Election devolved upon the House
of Representatives. and after ballotting 36 times
Jefferson was elected by majority Of one State.
Burr was elected Vice President.
Fifth Election, 1sO4.-Number of Electors 17e.
The present plan of voting separately for President
and Vice President was then adopted.
Thomas Jefferson received l62 votes for President,
and Charles C.. Pinckney IA. George Clinton re-
ceved l62 votes for Vice President and Rufus King
II. Jefferson and Clinton were elected.
Sizih Election, lsOs.-Number of Electors It's.
James Madison received l23 votes for President and
Charles e. Pinckney Al. George Clinton received
ll3 votes for Vice President, and Rufus King AZ.
Madison and Clinton were elected.
Seventh Election, lSl2.-Nunber of Electors 2l7
De Witt Clinton 80. Elbridge Gerry received l3l
votes for viceP'esident and Jarad Ingerso &c. Mad
ison and Gerry were elected.
Eighth Election, lsl6.-Number of Electors 2l7.
James Monroe received 1873 votes for President, and
Rufus King 81. Daniel D. Tompkins received 1873
votes for Vice President, and John E. Howard %.
Monroe and Tompkins were elected.
Ninth Election, ls20.-Number Of Electors 235.
Monroe received 23l votes for President, and Daniel
D. Tompkins 2ls for Vice President.
Tenth Election, ls34.-Number of Electors 26l.
John Quincy Adams 81 William H. Crawford Al
and Henry Clay 81. As neither candidate had ma.
ority, the election carried into the House, where
John Quincy Adams having received the vote of l3
States out of %, vas elected President. John C..
Calhoun received 1872 Votes as Vice President; N.
Sanford 30, and Nathaniel Macon "a. Calhoun was
elected Vice President.
Eleventh Election, ls25.-Number of Electors 26l.
Andrew Jackson received l7s for President, and
John Quincy Adams 80. John c. Calhoun received
Ill votes for Vice President, and Rush 80. Jackson
and Calhoun were elected.
T.reBh Election, ls32.-Number of Electors 2ss
Andrew Jackson received 2l9 votes for President
Henry Clay 40 {; John Floyd IL and William Wir
9. Martin Van Buren, received 1s9 for Vice Presi.
dent John Sergeant 49; William wilkins 80; Hen
ry Lee 1t, and Elmaker7. Jackson and Van Burer
were elected.
Thirteenth Election, ls36.-Number of Electors
294 Martin Van Buren, received ITO votes for Presi
dent; VIM. H. Harrison 73; Hugh L. White, &c
Daniel Webster IA /; and Willie P. Mangun IL
Richard NJ Johnson received LAT votes for Vice Pre-
sident; Francis Granger II; John Tyler At; ant
William Smith .. As neither.of the candidates fo1
the Vice Presidency received majority of the cleo
toral votes, and as Richard NJ. Johnson and Francis
Granger received more votes than any other two tn
Senate proceeded to elect of these candidates TO
Vice President. In the Senate, Richard N. johnson
received 80 votes, and Francis Granger l6. Var
Buren, and Johnson were elected,
fourteenth Election, 194O.-Number of Elect or
2s4. General Viii liam Henry Harrison, of Ohio
received 234 votes for President, and Martin Va1
Buren, 60. John Tyler received 234 votes for Vic
President, Richard NJ. Johnson 49 votes, and Little
ton w. Tazewell, IL votes. Harrison and lyle
elected.
/ Fifteenth Election. 1s44.-Number of Electors 275
James X. Polk received 40 votes, and Henry Cla!
| los for President; and G. NJ. Dallas received III
and Theodore Frefinghuysen los for Vice President
Mr. Polk was elected President, and Mr. Dallas Vic
| President.
Sixteenth Election, 1049.-Number of Electors 29O
Zachary Taylor received l63 votes, and Lewis Cas-
l27 votes. for President; and MillaId Fillmore 16
votes, and William o. Butler l27 votes. for Vic
| President.
The next and seue,teenth election, will take plac
| in November, 1859. ... .
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but that government can sink itself no lower than
now is, by any act it may commit in the estimat'o
of all good and honorable men.
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