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List of 1796 United States presidential electors

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This is an incomplete list of presidential electors in the United States presidential election of 1796.

Electoral college selection

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The Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, provided that the state legislatures should decide the manner in which their Electors were chosen. Different state legislatures chose different methods:[1]

Method of choosing electors State(s)
Each Elector appointed by the state legislature Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
State is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Each Elector chosen by voters statewide Georgia
Pennsylvania
  • Two Electors appointed by the state legislature
  • Each remaining Elector chosen by the state legislature from list of top two vote-getters in each Congressional district
Massachusetts
Each Elector chosen by voters statewide; however, if no candidate wins majority, the state legislature appoints Elector from top two candidates New Hampshire
  • State is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district
  • Each county chooses an electoral delegate by popular vote
  • Elector is chosen by electoral delegates of the counties within their district
Tennessee

Delaware

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  • Richard Bassett
  • Isaac Cooper
  • Thomas Robinson[2]

Georgia

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  • James Jackson
  • Edward Telfair
  • Charles Abercrombie
  • William Barnett[3]

Kentucky

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  • Stephen Ormsby
  • Isaac Shelby
  • Caleb Wallace
  • John Coburn[4]

Maryland

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New Hampshire

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  • Oliver Peabody
  • John Taylor Gilman
  • Benjamin Bellows
  • Timothy Farrar
  • Ebenezer Thompson[16]

Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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  • Edward Rutledge
  • John Mathews
  • Andrew Pickens
  • Arthur Simkins
  • Thomas Taylor
  • John Chestnut
  • John Rutledge, Jr.
  • William Thomas[17]

Tennessee

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  • Hugh Wilson
  • Joseph Greer
  • Daniel Smith[18]

Vermont

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  • Elijah Dewey
  • Elisha Sheldon
  • John Bridgman
  • Oliver Gallup [19]

Virginia

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral Count for the Presidential Election of 1789". The Papers of George Washington. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
  2. ^ "Delaware 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Georgia 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kentucky 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 1
  6. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 2
  7. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 3
  8. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 4
  9. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 5
  10. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 6
  11. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 7
  12. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 8
  13. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 9
  14. ^ "Presidential Electors in Maryland (1789- )". State of Maryland. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. ^ A New Nation Votes - Maryland 1796 Electoral College, District 10
  16. ^ "New Hampshire 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  17. ^ "South Carolina 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Tennessee 1796 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  19. ^ Vermont; Walton, E. P. (1873–80). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Montpelier: J. & J. M. Poland.
  20. ^ A New Nation Votes - Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 1
  21. ^ A New Nation Votes - Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 4
  22. ^ A New Nation Votes - Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 10
  23. ^ A New Nation Votes - Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 11
  24. ^ A New Nation Votes - Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 12