United States General Election, 1791
The United States under Prime Minister John Adams requested that Vermont join the United States. Vermont, under President Joseph Marsh, refused, so Adams demanded Vermont join the United States, stating that the United States was willing to take Vermont by force if necessary. Again, Vermont refused. So Adams advised King George I to declare war on Vermont and to give him direct control of the army, both of which George complied with, stating his desire to stay out of politics and diplomacy. However, the army, led by Adams, suffered defeat after defeat to the significantly weaker Vermont army. After six months, George demanded that Adams hand over control of the army to his generals. Adams refused, resulting in Washington dismissing Adams as Prime Minister, and dissolving Parliament, replacing it with a caretaker government, led by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Adams's DPM), to govern until the newly-elected government took power in March 1792.
The string of defeats and declaration of war in the first place resulted in the Pro-Administration government being unpopular, with John Adams being held personally responsible for the defeats. The Federalists, led by Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexander Hamilton, decided to campaign on ending the war with Vermont, and attacking the Pro-Administration Party for declaring war on Vermont in the first place. The Anti-Administration Party, led by Former Opposition Leader Thomas Jefferson decided to campaign on ensuring an American victory. The Pro-Administration Party, meanwhile, spent the entire campaign distancing itself from Former Prime Minister John Adams.
Jefferson was hoping to become Prime Minister by earning the votes of Federalist MPs against the governing Pro-Administration party. However, after the election results came in, the Federalists ended up in second place, with the Pro-Administration Party placed third, putting Alexander Hamilton in contention for the Prime Ministership. This spelled doom for Jefferson's Prime Ministerial ambitions, with the Pro-Administration MPs voting for Hamilton over Jefferson.
Vote Counts
Anti-Administration Party: 61,481 (46.9%)
Federalist Party: 39,721 (30.3%)
Pro-Administration Party: 29,880 (22.8%)
Seat Totals
Anti-Administration Party: 32 (+11)
Federalist Party: 21 (+8)
Pro-Administration Party: 16 (-19)
Prime Ministerial Vote
Alexander Hamilton (F): 37
Thomas Jefferson (AA): 32
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