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Apresidential election was held inPennsylvania on January 7, 1789, as part of the1788–89 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Pennsylvania unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and commander-in-chief of theContinental Army,George Washington. The total vote is composed of 6,711 forFederalist electors, known as the Lancaster Ticket, and 672 forAnti-Federalist electors, known as the Harrisburg Ticket, all of whom were supportive of Washington.[1]
| 1788–1789 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Independent | George Washington | 7,383 | 100.00% | 15 | |
| Totals | 7,383 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
| County | George Washington Federalist | George Washington Anti-Federalist | Margin | Total votes[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bedford | 62 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 100.00% | 62 |
| Berks | 159 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 159 | 100.00% | 159 |
| Bucks | 443 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 443 | 100.00% | 443 |
| Chester | 501 | 57.00% | 378 | 43.00% | 123 | 14.00% | 879 |
| Cumberland | 160 | 93.57% | 11 | 6.43% | 149 | 87.14% | 171 |
| Dauphin | 369 | 65.08% | 198 | 34.92% | 171 | 30.16% | 567 |
| Fayette | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Franklin | 349 | 80.79% | 83 | 19.21% | 266 | 61.58% | 432 |
| Huntingdon | 90 | 78.95% | 24 | 21.05% | 66 | 57.90% | 114 |
| Lancaster | 549 | 98.39% | 9 | 1.61% | 540 | 96.78% | 558 |
| Luzerne | 36 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 100.00% | 36 |
| Montgomery | 343 | 95.28% | 17 | 4.72% | 326 | 90.56% | 360 |
| Northampton | 324 | 80.80% | 77 | 19.20% | 247 | 61.60% | 401 |
| Northumberland | 157 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 157 | 100.00% | 157 |
| Philadelphia | 647 | 99.54% | 3 | 0.46% | 644 | 99.08% | 650 |
| Philadelphia City | 1,545 | 98.98% | 16 | 1.02% | 1,529 | 97.96% | 1,561 |
| Washington | 21 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 100.00% | 21 |
| Westmoreland | 105 | 55.56% | 84 | 44.44% | 21 | 11.12% | 189 |
| York | 858 | 99.88% | 1 | 0.12% | 857 | 99.76% | 859 |
| Total | 6,718 | 88.17% | 901 | 11.83% | 5,817 | 76.34% | 7,619 |
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