Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)
United States. Congress
Law -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
The two Houses of Congress, agreeably to the joint resolution,
assembled in the Representatives' Chamber, and the certificates of the
Electors for the several States were, by the President of the Senate,
opened and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who,
having examined and ascertained the number of votes, presented a list
thereof to the President of the Senate, which was read, as follows:
Key:
James Madison. = JMn
George Clinton. = GC
C. C. Pinckney. = CCP
James Monroe. = JMe
John Langdon. = JL
Rufus King. = RK
+---------------+--------------+-------------------------+
| STATES. |For President.| For Vice-President. |
| +----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
| | JMn| GC| CCP| GC| JMn| JMe| JL| RK|
+---------------+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
|New Hampshire | --| --| 7| --| --| --| --| 7|
|Massachusetts | --| --| 19| --| --| --| --| 19|
|Rhode Island | --| --| 4| --| --| --| --| 4|
|Connecticut | --| --| 9| --| --| --| --| 9|
|Vermont | 6| --| --| --| --| --| 6| |
|New York | 13| 6| --| 13| 3| 3| | |
|New Jersey | 8| --| --| 8| | | | |
|Pennsylvania | 20| --| --| 20| | | | |
|Delaware | --| --| 3| --| --| --| --| 3|
|Maryland | 9| --| 2| 9| --| --| --| 2|
|Virginia | 24| --| --| 24| | | | |
|North Carolina | 11| --| 3| 11| --| --| --| 3|
|South Carolina | 10| --| --| 10| | | | |
|Georgia | 6| --| --| 6| | | | |
|Kentucky | 7| --| --| 7| | | | |
|Tennessee | 5| --| --| 5| | | | |
|Ohio | 3| --| --| --| --| --| 3| |
+---------------+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
|Totals | 122| 6| 47| 113| 3| 3| 9| 47|
+---------------+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
The whole number of votes being 175, of which 88 make a majority.
Whereupon the President of the Senate declared JAMES MADISON elected
President of the United States for four years, commencing with the
fourth day of March next; and GEORGE CLINTON Vice President of the
United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March
next.
The votes of the Electors were then delivered to the Secretary of the
Senate; the two Houses of Congress separated; and the Senate returned
to their own Chamber.
On motion, by MR. SMITH of Maryland,
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