Who won Pennsylvania in the 1789 presidential election?

Washington (Independent) carried Pennsylvania in 1789, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1789?

Pennsylvania cast 10 electoral votes in the 1789 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1789?

Yes. Pennsylvania backed George Washington, who won the presidency that year.

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1789

Pennsylvania: Washington carries 10 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 10 electoral votes for Washington (Independent). National winner: George Washington (Independent) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Pennsylvania in 1789

The 1789 contest saw Pennsylvania line up behind Washington, delivering 10 electoral votes to the Independent ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — George Washington captured the White House that year.

1789 was the first presidential election in which Pennsylvania cast electoral votes. Pennsylvania did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York broke the same way in 1789. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, George Washington took 69 of the 138 electoral votes, against John Adams's 34.

The 1789 national map

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