Alternate Electoral Maps III

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Here's the map again just in case someone needs it.
 
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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Vice Pres. James Golden (D-CA)/Gov. Stewart Lamb (D-MS) - 204 EVs, 32.9%
Sec. Joseph Seed (R-UT)/Gov. John "Jimmy" F. Cobb (R-OH) - 181 EVs, 32.7%
Gov. Clarence Smith (NA-AL)/Gov. Thomas Justice III (NA-AR) - 146 EVs, 28.9%
Rep. Jonathan Shelton (PS-CA)/Mayor Charles D. Brown (PS-MO) - 0 EVs, 5.0%


The election ended with Congress selecting the President and Vice President, and it wouldn't be the last. James Golden was the first African American nominee of any major party, so he was met with fierce opposition from the South. His running mate, Governor Lamb of Mississippi, didn't help one bit, as charismatic as he was. Secretary of State Joseph Seed, a former Senator from Utah, ran a fairly Liberal campaign, except for on the issue of Civil Rights, which he refused to speak about. Governors Clarence Smith and Thomas Justice III ran again, this time on the New America ticket and with a lot more name recognition. Representative Jonathan Shelton left the Democratic Party and ran on the Peace and Socialism ticket with Mayor Charles D. Brown of St. Louis. They capitalized off the lack of enthusiasm around Golden's campaign. In the end, the House narrowly chose Golden as President and the Senate went with Governor Cobb, a Republican, as Vice President. Both called for national unity following the election.

1952
 
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Taking UK general elections and imagining how they would have turned out in the USA with the same popular vote percentages as occurred in the UK.

2005:

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Tories gain GA, TN, LA, IN and AZ from 2001. Lib Dems (who are of course in green on this map) gain VT from Labour, see a big increase in their vote in California and run the Tories close in the Dakotas. Overall, the electoral system screws them over as much as it tends to do in the UK.
 
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