i think it was the electoral college but i may be wrong
2nd Answer:
That is an absolutely correct answer. Back then, the presidential and vice-presidential elections were separate, so there could potentially be 2 different parties represented.
Washington won all of the electoral votes, and John Adams came in second, and became the vice president.
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The U.S.As first president elected is George Washington
The electoral college elected Washington as they do all president of the US.
George Washington was elected president of the United States in 1789 and again in 1792. His first election spanned the period from November, 1788 to early 1789, and Congress officially certified the electoral vote on April 6, 1789.
The first elected president of the US under the constitution was George Washington. He got 69 electoral votes, carried ten states and got a popular vote of 43, 782 and became president on January 10, 1789.
George Washington was elected as president of the constitution convention.He was nominated for the position by Robert Morris of Pennsylvania.George Washington was elected President of the Constitutional Convention. He would go on to serve as the country's 1st President.