UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1789 ==================================================================== ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE BY STATE ==================================================================== The President was chosen by the Electoral College, whose members were chosen by the state legislatures. George Washington (non-party, VA) -------------------------------------------------------------------- State ECV -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECTICUT 7 DELAWARE 3 GEORGIA 5 MARYLAND 6 MASSACHUSETTS 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 NEW JERSEY 6 NEW YORK - NTH CAROLINA - PENNSYLVANIA 10 RHODE ISLAND - STH CAROLINA 7 VIRGINIA 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------- New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island did not vote because their legislatures had not yet ratified the Consitution. Maryland had eight Electoral College votes, but two electors did not vote.