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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > presidential campaigns and elections > presidential election of 1789

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presidential election of 1789  

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  • THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION of 1789 was the first presidential election in the history of the United States. For the first time, Article II of the Constitution was put into action as each state selected presidential and vice presidential electors to cast their votes in the Electoral College. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Presidential Election of 1789]

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