1796 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
November 4 – December 7, 1796
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A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 0.36%. Greene County's returns, which favored Jefferson, were not submitted in time to be included in the official vote totals.[a] As a result, the 2 highest vote-getting Adams electors received more votes than the 2 lowest vote-getting Jefferson electors and the electoral vote was split, with 14 of 15 electors casting their ballots for Jefferson.[2]
Results
| 1796 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | 12,306 | 50.18% | 14 | |
| Federalist | John Adams | 12,217 | 49.82% | 1 | |
| Totals | 24,523 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,523 | 98.97% | 15 | ||
| Rejected votes | 254 | 1.03% | 0 | ||
| Total ballots | 24,777 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
Results by county
| County | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total
votes[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegheny | 77 | 16.42% | 392 | 83.58% | -315 | -67.16% | 469 |
| Bedford | 19 | 9.09% | 190 | 90.91% | -171 | -81.82% | 209 |
| Berks | 576 | 44.38% | 722 | 55.62% | -146 | -11.24% | 1,298 |
| Bucks | 1,001 | 73.66% | 358 | 26.34% | 643 | 47.32% | 1,359 |
| Chester | 535 | 81.55% | 121 | 18.45% | 414 | 63.10% | 656 |
| Cumberland | 238 | 21.74% | 857 | 78.26% | -619 | -56.52% | 1,095 |
| Dauphin | 464 | 66.57% | 233 | 33.43% | 231 | 33.14% | 697 |
| Delaware | 313 | 70.81% | 129 | 29.19% | 184 | 41.62% | 442 |
| Fayette | 73 | 15.15% | 409 | 84.85% | -336 | -69.70% | 482 |
| Franklin | 248 | 41.33% | 352 | 58.67% | -104 | -17.34% | 600 |
| Greene | 44 | 17.32% | 210 | 82.68% | -166 | -65.36% | 254 |
| Huntingdon | 313 | 93.43% | 22 | 6.57% | 291 | 86.86% | 335 |
| Lancaster | 2,061 | 76.90% | 619 | 23.10% | 1,442 | 53.80% | 2,680 |
| Luzerne | 407 | 98.07% | 8 | 1.93% | 399 | 96.14% | 415 |
| Mifflin | 23 | 4.69% | 467 | 95.31% | -444 | -90.62% | 490 |
| Montgomery | 533 | 61.55% | 333 | 38.45% | 200 | 23.10% | 866 |
| Northampton | 370 | 44.58% | 460 | 55.42% | -90 | -10.84% | 830 |
| Northumberland & Lycoming | 32 | 3.84% | 802 | 96.16% | -770 | -92.32% | 834 |
| Philadelphia | 399 | 17.88% | 1,833 | 82.12% | -1,434 | -64.24% | 2,232 |
| Philadelphia City | 1,091 | 38.61% | 1,735 | 61.39% | -644 | -22.78% | 2,826 |
| Somerset | 48 | 64.86% | 26 | 35.14% | 22 | 29.72% | 74 |
| Washington | 21 | 1.64% | 1,259 | 98.36% | -1,238 | -96.72% | 1,280 |
| Westmoreland | 52 | 5.63% | 872 | 94.37% | -820 | -88.74% | 924 |
| York | 3,224 | 95.81% | 141 | 4.19% | 3,083 | 91.62% | 3,365 |
| Total | 12,162 | 49.21% | 12,550 | 50.79% | -388 | -1.58% | 24,712 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 20, 2024.