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United States Electoral College

institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States

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Also written as Electoral College (United States), U.S. Electoral College, United States electoral college in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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18th century

  • 1789February 4 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first president of the United States, by the United States Electoral College.source
  • 1796December 7 – The U.S. Electoral College meets to elect John Adams president of the United States.source

19th century

  • 1801February 17 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved, when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.source
  • 1825February 9 – After no presidential candidate receives a majority of United States Electoral College votes following the 1824 United States presidential election, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States in a contingent election.source
  • 1888November 6 – 1888 United States presidential election: Democratic Party incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral College vote to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, therefore losing the election.source

20th century

  • 1984November 6 – 1984 United States presidential election: Republican President Ronald Reagan defeats Democratic former Vice President Walter F. Mondale with 59% of the popular vote, the highest since Richard Nixon's 61% popular vote victory in 1972. Reagan carries 49 states in the electoral College; Mondale wins only his home state of Minnesota (by a mere 3,761 vote margin) and the District of Columbia.source

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