Election in Kentucky
The 1792 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between 2 November and 5 December 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election . The voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . It was the first presidential election Kentucky participated in since being admitted to the Union on 1 June 1792.[ 1]
Kentucky cast four electoral votes for the Independent candidate and incumbent President George Washington , as he ran effectively unopposed. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson from Virginia , the only state to do so. The state was divided into four electoral districts with one elector each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.[ 2]
1792 United States presidential election in Kentucky[ 3] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Independent George Washington (incumbent) – – 4 Totals – – 4