Liberty's election rankings

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What's left apart from 2000?

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In 39th Place: 1792
Unique for being one of two unanimous elections (along with 1789). It also featured the first political race for an executive office: Adams versus Clinton for the office of VP (Adams won 77-50). It didn't have the newness of 1789, but it was still exciting any time the country got a chance to elect 'Father of our Country' Washington president.

Only election in which an elector voted for two persons from the same State.  The 4 Kentucky electors voted for George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, both of Virginia.  Even under the terms of the 12th Amendment, the constitutional impediment is for an elector casting both his votes for someone from the elector's State.  Maybe the newly admitted Kentuckians wanted to emphasize that they were no longer part of Virginia.

While in 1789, Georgia's electors misinterpreted the Constitution and believed that they were two vote for two people exactly one of which was not to be from Georgia.
Now, if that were the rule, presidential history would look a good bit different...

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What's left apart from 2000?

1948

What in the world is so interesting about 1948?

Don't forget Thurmond's insurgents candidacy.

And Wallace's.

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In 39th Place: 1792
Unique for being one of two unanimous elections (along with 1789). It also featured the first political race for an executive office: Adams versus Clinton for the office of VP (Adams won 77-50). It didn't have the newness of 1789, but it was still exciting any time the country got a chance to elect 'Father of our Country' Washington president.

Only election in which an elector voted for two persons from the same State.  The 4 Kentucky electors voted for George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, both of Virginia.  Even under the terms of the 12th Amendment, the constitutional impediment is for an elector casting both his votes for someone from the elector's State.  Maybe the newly admitted Kentuckians wanted to emphasize that they were no longer part of Virginia.

While in 1789, Georgia's electors misinterpreted the Constitution and believed that they were two vote for two people exactly one of which was not to be from Georgia.
Now, if that were the rule, presidential history would look a good bit different...

But only 3 of the 5 2nd (non-Washington) votes were for Georgians.   Massachusetts (10 of 10), Connecticut (2 of 7), Maryland (6 of 6 voting), and South Carolina (6 of 7) also went for a favorite son.

Hmmm...so maybe that's a legend thought up to explain why Georgia's electoral vote went to unknown guys who received no votes from elsewhere...as opposed to the MA, CT and SC favorite sons you're referring to...

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But only 3 of the 5 2nd (non-Washington) votes were for Georgians.   Massachusetts (10 of 10), Connecticut (2 of 7), Maryland (6 of 6 voting), and South Carolina (6 of 7) also went for a favorite son.

Hmmm...so maybe that's a legend thought up to explain why Georgia's electoral vote went to unknown guys who received no votes from elsewhere...as opposed to the MA, CT and SC favorite sons you're referring to...

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Maybe it is because Milton and Telfair are particularly obscure.
Samuel Huntingdon (CT) is not particularly well known, though he was the first person to be a member of Congress when an electoral vote was counted for him.   Robert Harrison (MD) was nothing except chief justice of Maryland - unless he was related to the Virginia's Benjamin Harrison (father of William Henry and GGfather of Benjamin).  John Adams (MA) and John Rutledge (SC) were more widely known.

Note I didn't mention Maryland...