During the United States presidential election of 1788–89 he received one electoral vote.
[1] Armstrong settled in Camden County, Georgia, as one of the first settlers of Colerain.
He represented Camden County in the Georgia General Assembly in 1787 and 1790, and served on the Executive Council from 1788–1790.
[3] James Armstrong was given one electoral vote in the United States presidential election of 1788–1789 by George Walton, one of the five Georgian electors who were selected by the Georgia General Assembly on 7 January 1789.
[4] The election resulted in a win for George Washington, who received 69 electoral votes.