Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear.[1] Prior to the ratification of the
12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and Vice President, and simply cast two votes.[2]
All electors were pledged to Washington, but there was a Federalist slate which supported
Robert Hanson Harrison for Vice President and an Anti-Federalist slate which supported
George Clinton for vice president. Additionally, there were two electors supported by both parties. Maryland chose the Federalist electors over the Anti-Federalist electors by a large margin. John Rogers, the highest elector supported by both parties, received 7,665. The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes.[3][4]
Results
1788-1789 United States presidential election in Maryland
Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear.[1] Prior to the ratification of the
12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and Vice President, and simply cast two votes.[2]
All electors were pledged to Washington, but there was a Federalist slate which supported
Robert Hanson Harrison for Vice President and an Anti-Federalist slate which supported
George Clinton for vice president. Additionally, there were two electors supported by both parties. Maryland chose the Federalist electors over the Anti-Federalist electors by a large margin. John Rogers, the highest elector supported by both parties, received 7,665. The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes.[3][4]
Results
1788-1789 United States presidential election in Maryland