1848 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1848 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1848 United States presidential election in Maryland

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NomineeZachary TaylorLewis Cass
PartyWhigDemocratic
Home stateLouisianaMichigan
Running mateMillard FillmoreWilliam O. Butler
Electoral vote80
Popular vote37,70234,528
Percentage52.10%47.72%

County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Maryland by a narrow margin of 4.38%.

Results edit

1848 United States presidential election in Maryland[1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
WhigZachary Taylor of LouisianaMillard Fillmore of New York37,70252.10%8100.00%
DemocraticLewis Cass of MichiganWilliam O. Butler of Kentucky34,52847.72%00.00%
Free SoilMartin Van Buren of New YorkCharles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts1290.18%00.00%
Total72,359100.00%8100.00%

Results by county edit

CountyZachary Taylor

Whig

Lewis Cass

Democratic

Martin Van Buren

Free Soil

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [2]

#%#%#%#%
Allegany157949.31%162050.59%30.09%-41-1.28%3202
Anne Arundel169353.17%148646.67%50.16%2076.50%3184
Baltimore (City and County)1300148.61%1366451.09%790.30%-742-2.18%26744
Calvert43156.27%33543.73%00.00%9612.53%766
Caroline49245.90%58054.10%00.00%-88-8.21%1072
Carroll176351.22%167248.58%70.20%912.64%3442
Cecil150450.95%144448.92%40.14%602.03%2952
Charles76965.90%39834.10%00.00%37131.79%1167
Dorchester136762.51%82037.49%00.00%54725.01%2187
Frederick315851.26%298348.42%200.32%1752.84%6161
Harford152154.83%125345.17%00.00%2689.66%2774
Kent64558.90%44740.82%30.05%19818.08%1095
Montgomery105757.79%77142.15%10.05%28615.64%1829
Prince George's105158.88%73341.06%10.06%31817.82%1785
Queen Anne's72554.23%61245.77%00.00%1138.45%1337
St. Mary's78865.12%42234.88%00.00%36630.25%1210
Somerset141358.41%100541.5%10.04%40816.87%2419
Talbot70649.51%71950.42%10.07%-13-0.91%1426
Washington268852.74%243447.51%10.02%25449.6%5123
Worcester135154.45%113045.55%00.00%2218.91%2481
Total3770252.10%3452847.72%1290.18%30454.38%72359

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.