The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the
1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President. However, one elector did not vote and another elector was not chosen because an election district failed to submit returns, resulting in only 10 electoral votes being submitted.
Virginia unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and commander-in-chief of the
Continental ArmyGeorge Washington. The total popular vote is composed of 3,040 for
Federalist electors and 1,293 for
Anti-Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.
Results
United States presidential election in Virginia, 1789