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

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

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

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Whig

See also

References