The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-16
Prexious PresId entail Votes.

|, Whilst aiting for The official I
turns which Will put an end to the
hopes and fears excited by the present
, uncertainty as to how the election has
!, gone, it may be interesting to look
back to previous Presidential elec-
tions and see by what number of cleo
/, tOrai votes each successful candi date
was chosen.
George Washington was elected
. President the first time by the entire
vote of the Electoral College, John
Adams receiving for Vice President
, thirty -four OF the sixty. nine votes, the
remainder being distributed among
nine competitors.
For his second term Washington
. again received the unanimous vote Of
the Electors, one hundred and thirty.
two in number. John Adams, for
. Vice President, received seventy-sev-
ell votes. while George Clinton had
fifty votes, Thomas Jefferson four
votes, ahi Aaron Burr one vote.
John a 'ams was elected by the ex-
act nuimner of votes necessary-seven-
ty-One IN u total vote OF one hundred
and forty. Eight States cast their
solid electoral vote tor him and he re-
ceived ten scattering votes from other
+! States. The next highest candidate
on the list was Thomas jefferson, with
sixty eight votes. According to the
fproyisions of the Constitution then
existing this made him VicePresident,
| The remaining votes were distributed
among eleven candidates., George
i Washing receiving two.
/ In the fourth Presidential election
and the last under the nnamended
FConstitution, Thomas Jefferson and
/ Aaron Burr each received seventy.
three OF the one hvndred and twenty.
eight electoral votes. This threw the
election into the House OF Representa-
/ tives, which had to choose between
these two, to the exclusion of all the
Others voted for by the Electors. The
! House commenced balloting on the
eleventh OF February, 1901, and con-
tinued balloting without other busi-
ness, and nominaliy without adjourn
ment, for seven days. Some Of the
members were so infirm or indisposed
that it was necessary to provide beds
for them, and one member, who was
quite ill, was attended by his wife. On
the thirty-sixth ballot, hich was taken
on the afternoon of the seventeenth,
the votes of Delaware and South Car
/ OlinA were given blank. while those of
1
Jefferson, W which elected him. Aaron
Burr thereupon became Vice Presl-
dent.
The fifth Presidential election was
held under the amended d Constitution,
i which requires the Electors TO vote
! for Vice President as well as Tor Pres
ident. ThomasJ efferson was re-elect-
Ell by one hundred and sixty-twO of
the one hundred and seventy six votes
cast.
In the sixth election, JamesMadison
received one hundred and tw euty-two
of the votes cast. George Clinton re-
ceived one hundred aud thirt cen votes
for Vice President.
anies Madison was reelected by
one hundred aud twenty eight out of
two hundred and seventeen cast, Ell
bridge Gerry receiving three more
votes tor Vice, President.
James Monroe had one hundred and
eighty-tllree of the two hundred and
sevehi cen votes cast and was The first
President after w Washington elected by
unbroken State votes. lie and Vice
President Tompkins received the solid
votes OF every State but utMassachusetts,
Connecticut and Delaware.
James Monroe was re elected by the
unanimous vote of the electors OF all
The State 5 except one in New Ill amp
shire cast for John Quincy Adams.
In the tenth Presidential election no
choice for President was had, the high
est vote cast. ninety nine, tor Andrew
Jackson, being thirty three below the
r. .quired number. The House ut Rep.
resentatives elected John Quincy
Adams, who was fifteen votes behind
tan in ha Voc al
L. Calhoun was Vice President, hay
ing i;ity votes more than the requisite
number. ] iitF{ sH
IS Andrew jackson was elected for the |
next term by one hundred and seven
ty eight out OF the two hundred and |
siXty-one votes cast. There was but |
one competitor for the Presidency,
but seven OF the Georgia Electors vot-
ing for Jackson voted against Calhoun
for Vice President. Maine, New York
and Maryland split their votes between
Jack son and Calhoun and Adams and
Rush. iilF aal'
a. In the tw eltth Presidential election,
Andrew Jackson was elected for O
second term by two hundred and nine
teen out OF the two hundred and eiyh-
ty-siX votes cast. Only one State split
its vote. Maryland giving jackson
three and Henry Clay five. For Vice
President, Pennsylvania cast its thirty
votes for Viking instead OF for Van
Buren, who was the regular candidate
with Jackson. t
Martin Van Buren, was elected for
thirteenth Presidential term by one
and seventy votes out Of two
aud ninety Jour, but johnson
for Vice President received only one
hundred and forty seven. This time
there was no splitting the vote of
State.
w. Ii. Harrison was elected for the
Presidential term by two
hundred and thirty four out of two
hundred and ninety-four votes, the
States voting solidly.
James X Polk and George Nj. Dallas
were elected the next President and
Vice President by one hundred and
seventy votes each out of two hundred
md seventy five, no State splitting its :
vote.
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fill Z
more were next elected by one hun =
lred aud sixty-three out of two hun +" "
lred and ninety votes, the States vot- r,
ng solid. r
Pierce and King received two hun !,
lred and fifty three votes out of two -
hundred and ninety-tive. " "
Buchanan and Breckenridge receiv- q
Il one hundred aud seventy three :
otes out Of a total of two hundred
nd ninety-five. 4
Lincoln aud Hamlin received one 4
undred and eighty out of three hun
red and three votes. New Jersey
plit its vote, giving four to Lincoln
nd Hamlin and three TO Douglas and
For his second term Lincoln receiv-
two hundred and twelve out of the
vo hundred and thirty three votes w
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