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Why was George Washington elected as President without a popular vote?
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Because he was the first President (1789-1797) and the Constitution did not provide for popular election of electors, leaving it to the states to establish the method.
In the absence of conventions, there was no formal nomination process. The framers of the Constitution had presumed that Washington would be the first President, and once he agreed to come out of retirement to accept the office, there was little opposition to him. Individual states chose their electors, who voted all together for Washington when they met.
Method of choosing Electors in Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and South Carolina, each elector was appointed by the state legislature. In Massachusetts, two electors were appointed by state legislature and each remaining elector chosen by state legislature from list of top two vote-getters in each congressional district. New Hampshire chose each elector by the voters statewide; however, if no candidate wins majority, state legislature appoints elector from top two candidates. Virginia was divided into electoral districts, with one elector chosen per district by the voters of that district.
Only ten states out of the original thirteen cast electoral votes in this election. North Carolina and Rhode Island were ineligible to participate since they had not ratified the U. S. Constitution yet. New York failed to appoint its allotment of eight electors because of a deadlock in the state legislature.
Each state was to send 8 electors to vote, each having 2 votes, one for President and one for Vice President. The eventual count was 69 electors.
President Washington won both the popular vote, (35,866) and received all of the electoral votes for President, (69). John Adams received a popular vote of 2,952 and 34 of the electoral votes for Vice President.
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What US president was the only president to not belong to any political party when first elected?
George Washington. During Washington's two terms the Federalist and Republican (not the current Republican) parties were formed. John Adams was the first (and only) Federalist President, and Jefferson was the first Republican President.
First person to become vice-president and presiodent without being elected to be either?
Gerald Ford
What US president was elected three times?
Franklin D. Roosevelt served three full terms as president, and died on the 82nd day of his fourth term. Since the passage of the 22nd amendment, presidents can be elected to at most two terms. FDR was the only president who ever ran for a third term. George Washington had made a point of refusing a third term and FDR was the only president who tried to break Washington's precedent.
If a president is elected for two terms how many years in office will the president serve?
if a US President is elected for 2 terms he will serve 8 years unless he resigns, dies, or becomes unable to perform his duties. A vice-president (or other official) who succeeds an elected president may serve for up to 2 years without forfeiting eligibility to two elected terms. So a President can serve a maximum of 10 years under the law set forth in the 22nd Amendment.
Which Presidents were elected without any party affiliation?
John Tyler. He started out as a Whig, but was kicked out of the party when he vetoed the banking bill. The description also applied to Andrew Johnson, who was only a Republican for 4 years when he was vice-president and president, but was a Democrat before and after.
Only president elected without the backing of a political party?
George Washington.
What two presidents won the popular vote but were not elected?
Andrew Jackson was the only man who won the popular vote without being elected and later was elected president. Samuel Tilden and Al Gore won the popular vote but never became president.
What president were elected without winning the popular vote?
John Q. Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush were elected without winning the popular vote.
Since1888 who was the first man to be elected president without winning the popular vote?
George Bush
What was George Washington's popularity?
Washington was very popular- he was elected president without any even slightly serious opposition. After he put down the Whiskey rebellion, he was not so popular among the rebels, but people who were not involved appreciated his strong stance when it came to enforcing federal law.
Only president to be elected twice without 50 percent of the popular vote?
George W. Bush was the only president elected to two terms with less than 50 percent of the popular vote.
Why did America name Washington after George Washington?
Washington really was the father of the US in many ways- he was a leader in the rebellion from Britain, commanded the winning army, served as president of the constitutional convention and was elected without opposition to be the first president of the country.
Who were the two presidents that won without any serious competition?
George Washington and James Monroe were elected President with the least opposition.
Was George W. Bush the first man since 1888 to be elected president without winning the popular vote?
yes
What US president was the only president to not belong to any political party when first elected?
George Washington. During Washington's two terms the Federalist and Republican (not the current Republican) parties were formed. John Adams was the first (and only) Federalist President, and Jefferson was the first Republican President.
Do you agree that George Washington should have been picked as president?
yes :P George Washington was the most appropriate possible choice, as the first President of the US. Without Washington's efforts, the revolution would have failed and there would not have been a United States, and no one would have been elected President.
what president since 1888 to be elected president without winning the popular vote?
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 election but lost in popular votes to Grover Cleveland.Since then, George W. Bush lost the popular vote in 2000 to Al Gore and , of course, Gerald Ford, was never elected President at all but took the office when Nixon resigned in mid-term.
