1788–89 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

1788–89 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
January 7, 1789
County results	Washington/Adams (Federalist) 80-90% 90-100%
	Washington/Adams (Federalist) 80-90% 90-100%
President before election; Office established ;	Elected President ; George Washington; Independent

A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Massachusetts was entitled to 10 electors, with two being appointed by the state legislature and the rest being chosen by state legislature from the two most popular candidates in each U.S. House district. Each elector voted once for President and again for Vice President.^[1]

Massachusetts unanimously voted for independent candidate and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, for president and Federalist candidate, former Minister to Great Britain, and delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts John Adams for vice president. The total vote was composed of 4,477 for Federalist electors and 132 for Anti-Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.^[2] Several candidates of unknown affiliation also received votes.

Results

1788–1789 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Independent	George Washington	4,609	100.00%	10
Totals			17,740	100.00%	10

Results by county

1788–89 United States presidential election in Massachusetts^[2]^[3]
County	George Washington Federalist		George Washington Anti-Federalist		Margin		Total votes^[a]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes^[a]
Barnstable	135	100.00%	0	0.00%	135	100.00%	135
Berkshire	324	100.00%	0	0.00%	324	100.00%	324
Bristol	403	100.00%	0	0.00%	403	100.00%	403
Cumberland	94	100.00%	0	0.00%	94	100.00%	94
Dukes	53	100.00%	0	0.00%	53	100.00%	53
Essex	955	100.00%	0	0.00%	955	100.00%	955
Hampshire	415	100.00%	0	0.00%	415	100.00%	415
Lincoln	213	100.00%	0	0.00%	213	100.00%	213
Middlesex	575	100.00%	0	0.00%	575	100.00%	575
Nantucket	147	100.00%	0	0.00%	147	100.00%	147
Plymouth	238	100.00%	0	0.00%	238	100.00%	238
Suffolk	801	85.85%	132	14.15%	669	71.70%	933
Worcester	340	100.00%	0	0.00%	340	100.00%	340
York	142	100.00%	0	0.00%	142	100.00%	142
Total	4,835	97.34%	132	2.66%	4,650	94.62%	4,967

Notes

^ Results are taken from the highest voted federalist, and anti-federalist elector for each county.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "The Electoral Count for the Presidential Election of 1789". The Papers of George Washington. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
^ ^a ^b ^c "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 16, 2026.

[vote-4] Results are taken from the highest voted federalist, and anti-federalist elector for each county.^[2]^[3]

[1] "The Electoral Count for the Presidential Election of 1789". The Papers of George Washington. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2005.

[:0-2] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[list-3] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 16, 2026.

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Results

Results by county

See also

Notes

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