South Carolina 1792 Electoral College

Office:: Electoral College (Federal)
Title:: Elector
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: South Carolina 1792 Electoral College
Date:: 1792
State:: South Carolina
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Electoral College/Elector
Electors:: Charles C. Pinckney, Andrew Pickens, Robert Anderson, John Barnwell, John Chesnut, John Hunter, Edward Rutledge, John J. Pringle, William Wilson, David Ramsey, William Pegues, Jacob Read, James G. Hunt, Thomas Taylor, Henry W. DeSaussure, Peter Horry, William Thomson, John E. Calhoun, John B. Holmes, Ephraim Ramsey, Francis Marion, Patrick Calhoun, Zachariah Horskins, Arthur Simkins, John Bull, Anthony Toomer, William Bratton, Joseph Brown, Robert Ellison, John Kershaw, Isaac Harleston, Mathias Hutchinson, John Hunt, John Martin, Lewis Morris, William Washington

Electors:	Charles C. Pinckney [1]	Andrew Pickens [2]	Robert Anderson [3]	John Barnwell [4]	John Chesnut [5]	John Hunter [6]	Edward Rutledge	John J. Pringle	William Wilson	David Ramsey	William Pegues	Jacob Read	James G. Hunt	Thomas Taylor	Henry W. DeSaussure	Peter Horry	William Thomson	John E. Calhoun	John B. Holmes	Ephraim Ramsey	Francis Marion	Patrick Calhoun	Zachariah Horskins	Arthur Simkins	John Bull	Anthony Toomer	William Bratton	Joseph Brown	Robert Ellison	John Kershaw	Isaac Harleston	Mathias Hutchinson	John Hunt	John Martin	Lewis Morris	William Washington
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist						Federalist
Presidential Candidate:	George Washington	George Washington	George Washington	George Washington	George Washington	George Washington
Final Result: [7][8]	125	90	87	84	80	73	64	56	52	42	41	41	36	34	31	26	23	14	14	14	12	10	10	6	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Six of the eight alloted electors were elected on the first ballot. The remaining candidates were then voted on again in a second ballot when the final two were elected.

[8]None of the electors are listed as declared for any particular candidate but all of them voted for George Washington. Seven of the eight voted for John Adams and the remaining elector voted for Aaron Burr.

References:

Rough House Journals.

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