A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. Pennsylvania voters chose 15 members of the Electoral College, each of whom, under the provisions of the Constitution prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, cast two votes for President.
Pennsylvania unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and incumbent President George Washington. The two best performing electors in Pennsylvania, Joseph Hiester and William Henry, were supported by both parties. They received 3,396 and 3,371 votes respectively. It is not known which one voted for Clinton. The total for Washington only includes the 3,396 number as to not represent Pennsylvanian voters twice in popular vote figures.
Results 1792 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Independent George Washington 3,396 100% 15 Totals 3,396 100% 15
Results by county +1792 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvotes#%#%#% Allegheny53100.00%00.00%53100.00%53 Bedford-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Berks15050.00%15050.00%00.00%300 Bucks39749.94%39850.06%-1-0.12%795 Chester16050.63%15649.37%41.26%316 Cumberland17350.73%16849.27%51.46%341 Dauphin16156.89%12243.11%3913.78%283 Delaware6052.63%5447.37%65.26%114 Fayette4950.00%4950.00%00.00%98 Franklin-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Huntingdon5379.10%1420.90%3958.20%67 Lancaster20450.50%20049.50%41.00%404 Luzerne4795.92%24.08%4591.84%49 Mifflin-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Montgomery13545.30%16354.70%-28-9.40%298 Northampton18149.18%18750.82%-6-1.64%368 Northumberland7546.88%8553.12%-10-6.24%160 Philadelphia21050.00%21050.00%00.00%420 Philadelphia City81250.31%80249.69%100.62%1,614 Washington-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Westmoreland-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- York64150.20%63649.80%50.40%1,277Total3,56151.19%3,39648.81%1652.38%6,957
See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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