The three states that ratified the U.S. Constitution by the narrowest margins were Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Delaware was the first state to ratify, doing so by a vote of 30 to 0, but Pennsylvania had a closer margin of 46 to 23. New Jersey ratified the Constitution with a vote of 39 to 26. These narrow margins highlighted the contentious debates surrounding the Constitution during its adoption.
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