In most of the States there was practically no contest, but in Massachusetts and Connecticut, where Federalism had always maintained its supremacy, the Federalists fought with an earnestness and desperation such as might have been expected in a hopeful struggle. The fiercest battle was fought in Massachusetts, where for the first time the Republicans defeated the Federalists in the largest vote ever cast in the State. Jefferson electors received 29,310 votes to 25,777 for the Pinckney ticket, giving Jefferson a majority of 3533. This was a terrible blow to Adams, and it was aggravated by the fact that while Massachusetts faltered, Connecticut gave her electoral vote to the Federal ticket. Delaware, with her three electoral votes, was the only other State that maintained her devotion to the Federal cause, and the electoral votes of those 2 States, with 2 added from the 11 votes of Maryland, summed up the entire vote of the Federal candidate for President in the Electoral College, the vote being 162 for Jefferson to 14 for Pinckney, and a like vote for Clinton and King for Vice-President. The following table presents the official vote cast in the electoral colleges: ═══════════════╤═════════════════════════╦══════════════════ │ PRESIDENT. ║ VICE-PRESIDENT. STATES. ├────────────┬────────────╫──────────┬─────── │ Thomas │ Charles C. ║ George │ Rufus │ Jefferson. │ Pinckney. ║ Clinton. │ King. ───────────────┼────────────┼────────────╫──────────┼─────── New Hampshire │ 7 │ ―― ║ 7 │ ―― Vermont │ 6 │ ―― ║ 6 │ ―― Massachusetts │ 19 │ ―― ║ 19 │ ―― Rhode Island │ 4 │ ―― ║ 4 │ ―― Connecticut │ ―― │ 9 ║ ―― │ 9 New York │ 19 │ ―― ║ 19 │ ―― New Jersey │ 8 │ ―― ║ 8 │ ―― Pennsylvania │ 20 │ ―― ║ 20 │ ―― Delaware │ ―― │ 3 ║ ―― │ 3 Maryland │ 9 │ 2 ║ 9 │ 2 Virginia │ 24 │ ―― ║ 24 │ ―― North Carolina │ 14 │ ―― ║ 14 │ ―― South Carolina │ 10 │ ―― ║ 10 │ ―― Georgia │ 6 │ ―― ║ 6 │ ―― Kentucky │ 8 │ ―― ║ 8 │ ―― Tennessee │ 5 │ ―― ║ 5 │ ―― Ohio │ 3 │ ―― ║ 3 │ ―― ├────────────┼────────────╫──────────┼─────── Total │ 162 │ 14 ║ 162 │ 14 ═══════════════╧════════════╧════════════╩══════════╧═══════ THE MADISON-PINCKNEY-CLINTON CONTESTS 1808–12