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1788–89 United States presidential election in South Carolina
The
1789 United States presidential election
in
South Carolina
took place between
December 15
,
1788
–
January 10
, 1789 as part of the 1789
United States presidential election
. The
state legislature
chose 7 representatives, or
electors
to the
Electoral College
, who
voted
for
President
and
Vice President
.
South
Carolina
, which had become
the 8th
state on
May 23
, 1788,
unanimously
cast its
seven
electoral votes
for
George Washington
during its first
presidential election
.