Episode 2 of 8
Popular Votes for Electors in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
- When
- December 15–18, 1788
- Where
- New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Two states held popular votes for presidential electors alongside congressional elections in December 1788.
New Hampshire and Massachusetts held a popular vote for their presidential electors alongside the elections for their representatives in the new Congress, on December 15 and December 18, 1788, respectively. Though all states allowed some rudimentary form of popular vote, only six ratifying states allowed any form of popular vote specifically for presidential electors.
Sources
- 1788–89 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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