On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, officially establishing the charter as the foundation of the new American government. That December, the first presidential election got underway. In February 1789, the 69 electors cast their two votes each. As expected, all of them used one vote to pick George Washington. No popular vote was officially tallied, but it is estimated that roughly 43,000 men around the country, or less than 2 percent of the total population, cast ballots.
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