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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.
