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.[note 1] 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 | ||
County results
| County | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Total votes cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | ||
| Allegheny | 16.42% | 77 | 83.58% | 392 | 469 |
| Bedford | 9.09% | 19 | 90.90% | 190 | 209 |
| Berks | 44.38% | 576 | 55.62% | 722 | 1,298 |
| Bucks | 73.66% | 1,001 | 26.34% | 358 | 1,359 |
| Chester | 81.55% | 535 | 18.45% | 121 | 656 |
| Cumberland | 21.74% | 238 | 78.26% | 857 | 1,095 |
| Dauphin | 66.57% | 464 | 33.43% | 233 | 697 |
| Delaware | 70.81% | 313 | 29.19% | 129 | 442 |
| Fayette | 14.61% | 70 | 85.39% | 409 | 479 |
| Franklin | 41.08% | 244 | 58.92% | 350 | 594 |
| Greene | 17.32% | 44 | 82.68% | 210 | 254 |
| Huntingdon | 93.43% | 313 | 6.57% | 22 | 335 |
| Lancaster | 76.90% | 2,061 | 23.10% | 619 | 2,680 |
| Luzerne | 98.07% | 407 | 1.93% | 8 | 415 |
| Mifflin | 4.69% | 23 | 95.31% | 467 | 490 |
| Montgomery | 61.57% | 533 | 38.43% | 333 | 866 |
| Northampton | 44.58% | 370 | 55.42% | 460 | 830 |
| Northumberland & Lycoming | 3.84% | 32 | 96.16% | 802 | 834 |
| Philadelphia (City) | 38.61% | 1,091 | 61.39% | 1,735 | 2,826 |
| Philadelphia (County) | 17.88% | 399 | 82.12% | 1,832 | 2,231 |
| Somerset | 64.86% | 48 | 35.14% | 26 | 74 |
| Washington | 1.64% | 21 | 98.36% | 1,259 | 1,280 |
| Westmoreland | 5.63% | 52 | 94.37% | 872 | 924 |
| York | 95.81% | 3,224 | 4.19% | 141 | 3,365 |
| Source: [2] | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Greene County's returns are included in the county results table.
References
- ^ "1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 20, 2024.