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In 1989 a second book, The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress: 1789-1989, was published by Macmillan.Using the congressional district boundary maps from the first atlas as the base maps, this work was the first book in American history to map the political party winner for all congressional elections for every state and district from 1789.
At-large / Districts [e] January 7–11, 1789 6 4: 2 Virginia: Districts February 2, 1789 10 7: 3 Georgia: At-large / Districts [f] February 9, 1789 3 3: 0 New Jersey: At-large February 11, 1789 4 0 4: New York: Districts March 3–5, 1789 6 3 3 Late elections North Carolina: Districts February 1790 5 3: 2 Rhode Island: At-large August 31, 1790 ...
On the page opposite of the map page is a state by state list of all who served in the House and Senate, including replacements by special election or appointment, with their proper state and congressional district number and party affiliation (note in the Eightieth House illustration two representatives from both Arizona and New Mexico were ...
The presidential election of 1788–1789 was the first election of a federal head of state or head of government in United States history. Prior to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, the U.S. had been governed under the Articles of Confederation, which provided for a very limited central government; what power that did exist was vested in the Congress of the ...
Martis is the author or co-author of nine award-winning books on the United States Congress and American politics. The first book in his series of historical political atlases, The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts: 1789-1983, was designated a Selected Reference Book by the journal College and Research Libraries and won the American Historical Association's Waldo G ...
The Constitution created the offices of President and Vice President, fully separating these offices from Congress. The Constitution established an Electoral College , based on each state's congressional representation, in which each elector would cast two votes for two candidates, a procedure modified in 1804 by the ratification of the Twelfth ...
The Georgia Election Act of 1789 established a mixed at-large/district system for congressional elections. Under the act, representatives were elected at-large on a general ticket but for three district-based seats, for which candidates were required to be residents. Each voter was allowed to cast three votes, one for a candidate in each district.
On July 8, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation passed a resolution calling the first session of the 1st United States Congress for March 4, 1789, to convene at New York City and the election of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives in the meanwhile by the States. New York ratified the U.S. Constitution on July 26, 1788, by a very slim margin.