# 1792 Presidential Election [[George Washington]]'s reelection — the second U.S. presidential election and the second unanimous [[Electoral College]] result. Washington received all 132 electoral votes cast across the 15 states (Vermont and Kentucky had joined the Union since the first election). The vice-presidential contest was the first contested election in American history: incumbent [[John Adams]] (Federalist) defeated George Clinton (Democratic-Republican), 77 to 50. ## Result - **[[George Washington]]** — 132 electoral votes (unanimous; 100%) - **[[John Adams]]** (Federalist) — 77 electoral votes for VP - **George Clinton** (Democratic-Republican) — 50 electoral votes for VP - Jefferson, Burr — scattered VP votes Popular vote did not exist in most states. No meaningful turnout figure. ## Right-wing relevance The 1792 election is significant as the first appearance of partisan competition in American politics — Adams vs. Clinton on the VP line — signaling the emergence of the proto-parties (Federalist and Democratic-Republican) that Washington's Farewell Address would warn against four years later. The Washington-as-unifier theme is recurring conservative material; the partisan-fracture theme just beneath it is recurring American material. ## Connections - [[George Washington]] — Reelected unanimously. - [[John Adams]] — Reelected VP over Clinton in the first contested election. - [[Thomas Jefferson]] — Did not run as VP candidate; Democratic-Republican faction aligned behind Clinton. ---