George Washington is the only U.S. president to have received 100% of the electoral votes.

George Washington is the only U.S. president to have received 100% of the electoral votes.

In 1789, the first presidential election, George Washington was unanimously elected president of the United States. With 69 electoral votes, Washington won the support of each participating elector. No other president since has come into office with a universal mandate to lead.

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