1836 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1836 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.

1836 United States presidential election in Maryland

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NomineeWilliam Henry HarrisonMartin Van Buren
PartyWhigDemocratic
Home stateOhioNew York
Running mateJohn TylerRichard Johnson
Electoral vote100
Popular vote25,85222,267
Percentage53.73%46.27%

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Maryland voted for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison over the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Maryland by a margin of 7.46%.

Results edit

1836 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
WhigWilliam Henry Harrison25,85253.73%10
DemocraticMartin Van Buren22,26746.27%0
Totals48,119100.0%10

Results by county edit

CountyWilliam Henry Harrison

Whig

Martin Van Buren

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [3]

#%#%#%
Allegany92656.77%70543.23%22113.55%1631
Anne Arundel124855.25%101144.75%23710.49%2259
Baltimore (City and County)669944.89%822255.11%-1523-10.22%14,921
Calvert36356.11%28443.89%7912.21%647
Caroline57653.93%49246.07%847.87%1068
Cecil102048.30%109251.70%-72-3.41%2112
Charles51459.08%35640.92%15818.16%870
Dorchester96658.19%69441.81%27216.39%1660
Frederick313050.94%301549.06%1151.87%6145
Harford108054.00%92046.00%1608.00%2000
Kent58961.61%36738.39%22223.22%956
Montgomery93664.51%51535.49%42129.01%1451
Prince George's72861.80%45038.20%27823.60%1178
Queen Anne's63755.20%51744.80%12010.40%1154
St. Mary's64377.19%19022.81%45354.38%833
Somerset103066.32%52333.68%50732.65%1553
Talbot65657.80%47942.20%17715.59%1135
Washington207951.03%199548.97%842.06%4074
Worcester103265.61%54134.39%49131.21%1573
Total2585253.73%2226746.27%35857.46%481119

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig edit

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Whig edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland Historical List of Presidential Electors in Maryland, 1789-2016". Maryland.gov. June 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "1836 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.