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1789 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 
Summary
The 1789 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held from December 15, 1788, to January 10, 1789, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 1788–89 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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All 6 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maryland had a mixed district/at-large system similar to Georgia's. Under Maryland law, "candidates were elected at-large but had to be residents of a specific district with the statewide vote determining winners from each district."[2]
District 1 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Administration | Michael Jenifer Stone | 5,154 | 65.36% | |
| Pro-Administration | George Dent | 2,731 | 34.64% | |
| Total votes | 7,885 | 100.00 | ||
District 2 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Administration | Joshua Seney | 7,616 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,616 | 100.0 | ||
District 3 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Administration | Benjamin Contee | 5,476 | 70.07 | |
| Pro-Administration | John Francis Mercer | 2,339 | 29.93 | |
| Total votes | 7,815 | 100.0 | ||
District 4 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Administration | William Smith | 5,415 | 69.08 | |
| Pro-Administration | Samuel Sterett | 2,424 | 30.92 | |
| Total votes | 7,839 | 100.0 | ||
District 5 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Pro-Administration | George Gale | 5,456 | 70.7 | |
| Anti-Administration | John Done | 1,832 | 23.8 | |
| Pro-Administration | William Vans Murray | 425 | 5.5 | |
| Total votes | 7,713 | 100.0 | ||
District 6 edit
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Pro-Administration | Daniel Carroll | 5,819 | 74.8 | |
| Anti-Administration | Abraham Faw | 1,964 | 25.2 | |
| Total votes | 7,885 | 100.0 | ||
See also edit
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- ^ "First Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 - Maryland 1789 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 1 Race - Jan 07 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 2 Race - Jan 07, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 3 Race - Jan 10, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 4 Race - Jan 10, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 5 Race - Jan 10, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US District 6 Race - Jan 10, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.