A presidential election was held in New Jersey on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New Jersey, which had become the 3rd state on December 18, 1787, unanimously cast its 6 electoral votes for George Washington during its first presidential election. New Jersey was also the only state in the Union at the time where land-owning women were allowed to vote without the Nineteenth Amendment being in place.
Results +1788-89 United States presidential election in New Jersey Party Candidate Presidential electoral vote % Independent George Washington 6 100.00% Total votes 6 100.00%
Results by elector +1788-89 United States presidential election in New Jersey Party Candidate Vice presidential electoral vote Federalists David Brearley John Jay/John Adams Federalists David Moore John Jay/John Adams Federalists James Kinsey John Jay/John Adams Federalists John Neilson John Jay/John Adams Federalists John Rutherfurd John Jay/John Adams Federalists Matthias Ogden John Jay/John Adams
See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey
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