1836 United States presidential election in Maryland

Summary

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

← 1832 November 3 – December 7, 1836 1840 →
 
Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate John Tyler Richard Johnson
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 25,852 22,267
Percentage 53.73% 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]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Whig William Henry Harrison 25,852 53.73% 10
Democratic Martin Van Buren 22,267 46.27% 0
Totals 48,119 100.0% 10

Results by county edit

County William Henry Harrison

Whig

Martin Van Buren

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast [3]

# % # % # %
Allegany 926 56.77% 705 43.23% 221 13.55% 1631
Anne Arundel 1248 55.25% 1011 44.75% 237 10.49% 2259
Baltimore (City and County) 6699 44.89% 8222 55.11% -1523 -10.22% 14,921
Calvert 363 56.11% 284 43.89% 79 12.21% 647
Caroline 576 53.93% 492 46.07% 84 7.87% 1068
Cecil 1020 48.30% 1092 51.70% -72 -3.41% 2112
Charles 514 59.08% 356 40.92% 158 18.16% 870
Dorchester 966 58.19% 694 41.81% 272 16.39% 1660
Frederick 3130 50.94% 3015 49.06% 115 1.87% 6145
Harford 1080 54.00% 920 46.00% 160 8.00% 2000
Kent 589 61.61% 367 38.39% 222 23.22% 956
Montgomery 936 64.51% 515 35.49% 421 29.01% 1451
Prince George's 728 61.80% 450 38.20% 278 23.60% 1178
Queen Anne's 637 55.20% 517 44.80% 120 10.40% 1154
St. Mary's 643 77.19% 190 22.81% 453 54.38% 833
Somerset 1030 66.32% 523 33.68% 507 32.65% 1553
Talbot 656 57.80% 479 42.20% 177 15.59% 1135
Washington 2079 51.03% 1995 48.97% 84 2.06% 4074
Worcester 1032 65.61% 541 34.39% 491 31.21% 1573
Total 25852 53.73% 22267 46.27% 3585 7.46% 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.