1796 United States presidential election in Virginia
November 4 – December 7, 1796
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The 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia took place as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.
Virginia voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate and Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%. Virginia chose electors by popular vote per electoral district and as such granted 1 electoral vote to John Adams.
Prior to the 12th Amendment, electors cast two votes, making no distinction if they were voting for Vice President or President, as such: Thomas Pinckney received 1 electoral vote, Aaron Burr received 1 electoral vote, Samuel Adams received 15 electoral votes, George Clinton received 3 electoral votes and George Washington received 1 electoral vote. It was well-known in 1796 that Jefferson and Adams were intended to be elected as president and Burr and Pinckney for vice president.
Results
| 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | 3,721 | 68.36% | 20 | |
| Federalist | John Adams | 1,722 | 31.64% | 1 | |
| Totals | 5,443 | 100.0% | 21 | ||
Results by county
| County | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total
votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Albemarle | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Amelia | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Amherst | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Augusta | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Bath | 0 | 0.00% | 120 | 100.00% | -120 | -100.00% | 120 |
| Bedford | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Berkeley | 88 | 19.78% | 357 | 80.22% | -269 | -60.44% | 445 |
| Botetourt | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Brooke | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Brunswick | 132 | 29.07% | 322 | 70.93% | -190 | -41.86% | 454 |
| Buckingham | 0 | 0.00% | 145 | 100.00% | -145 | -100.00% | 145 |
| Campbell | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Caroline | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Charles City | 127 | 78.40% | 35 | 21.60% | 92 | 56.80% | 162 |
| Charlotte | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Chesterfield | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Culpeper | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Cumberland | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 100.00% | -195 | -100.00% | 195 |
| Dinwiddie | 6 | 1.86% | 317 | 98.14% | -311 | -96.28% | 323 |
| Elizabeth City | 53 | 91.38% | 5 | 8.62% | 48 | 82.76% | 58 |
| Essex | 22 | 9.21% | 217 | 90.79% | -195 | -81.58% | 239 |
| Fairfax | 185 | 51.97% | 171 | 48.03% | 14 | 3.94% | 356 |
| Fauquier | 175 | 55.21% | 142 | 44.79% | 33 | 10.42% | 317 |
| Fluvanna | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Franklin | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Frederick | 137 | 72.87% | 51 | 27.13% | 86 | 45.74% | 188 |
| Gloucester | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Goochland | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Grayson | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Greenbrier | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Greensville | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Halifax | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Hampshire | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Hanover | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Hardy | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Harrison | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Henrico | 160 | 51.61% | 150 | 48.39% | 10 | 3.22% | 310 |
| Henry | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Isle of Wight | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| James City | 17 | 18.09% | 77 | 81.91% | -60 | -63.82% | 94 |
| Kanawha | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| King and Queen | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| King George | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| King William | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Lancaster | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Lee | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Loudoun | 138 | 23.47% | 450 | 76.53% | -312 | -53.06% | 588 |
| Louisa | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Lunenburg | 0 | 0.00% | 71 | 100.00% | -71 | -100.00% | 71 |
| Madison | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Mathews | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Mecklenburg | 366 | 87.14% | 54 | 12.86% | 312 | 74.28% | 420 |
| Middlesex | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Monongalia | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Montgomery | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Nansemond | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| New Kent | 80 | 57.14% | 60 | 42.86% | 20 | 14.28% | 140 |
| Norfolk | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Northampton | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Northumberland | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Nottoway | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Ohio | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Orange | 0 | 0.00% | 90 | 100.00% | -90 | -100.00% | 90 |
| Patrick | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Pendleton | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Pittsylvania | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Powhatan | 128 | 82.06% | 28 | 17.94% | 100 | 64.12% | 156 |
| Prince Edward | 0 | 0.00% | 117 | 100.00% | -117 | -100.00% | 117 |
| Prince George | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Prince William | 1 | 0.46% | 217 | 99.54% | -216 | -99.08% | 218 |
| Princess Anne | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Randolph | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Richmond | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Rockbridge | 0 | 0.00% | 65 | 100.00% | -65 | -100.00% | 65 |
| Rockingham | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Russell | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Shenandoah | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Southampton | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Spotsylvania | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Stafford | 5 | 2.66% | 183 | 97.34% | -178 | -94.68% | 188 |
| Surry | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
| Sussex | 0 | 0.00% | 118 | 100.00% | -118 | -100.00% | 118 |
| Warwick | 0 | 0.00% | 56 | 100.00% | -56 | -100.00% | 56 |
| Washington | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Westmoreland | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| Williamsburg | 33 | 64.71% | 18 | 35.29% | 15 | 29.42% | 51 |
| Wythe | - | 0.00% | - | 100.00% | - | -100.00% | - |
| York | 24 | 26.67% | 66 | 73.33% | -42 | -46.66% | 90 |
| Total | 1,877 | 32.51% | 3,897 | 67.49% | -2,020 | -34.98% | 5,774 |
See also
References
- ^ "1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 22, 2021.