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NYC Liberal

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7. Some did have a popular vote:

Reply to MarianJack (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 12:40 PM

Dec 2012

6 of 10 states in 1788 (Washington won 92.4%)
6 of 15 in 1792 (Washington won 71%)
6 of 16 in 1800 (Jefferson won 61.4%)
11 of 17 in 1804 (Jefferson won 72.8%)
10 of 19 in 1816 (Monroe won 68.2%)
15 of 24 in 1820 (Monroe won 80.6%)

Like you said, many states had no popular vote, and the ones that did had many restrictions on who could vote.

IF you count the popular vote in those elections, then that's what they are.

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