<P> The United States presidential election of 1788 -- 89 was the first quadrennial presidential election . It was held from Monday , December 15 , 1788 , to Saturday , January 10 , 1789 . It was conducted under the new United States Constitution , which had been ratified earlier in 1788 . In the election , George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president , and John Adams became the first vice president . </P>
<P> The United States presidential election of 1788 -- 89 was the first quadrennial presidential election . It was held from Monday , December 15 , 1788 , to Saturday , January 10 , 1789 . It was conducted under the new United States Constitution , which had been ratified earlier in 1788 . In the election , George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president , and John Adams became the first vice president . </P>
the first presidential election in the united states
the first presidential election in the united states
1788 -- 89
1788 -- 89