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1844 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1844 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1844 United States presidential election in Maryland

← 1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848 →
 
Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 35,984 32,706
Percentage 52.39% 47.61%

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Maryland by a margin of 4.78%.

With 52.39% of the popular vote, Maryland would prove to be Henry Clay's fifth strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky and North Carolina.[1]

Results edit

1844 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 35,984 52.39% 8 100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 32,706 47.61% 0 0.00%
Total 68,690 100.00% 8 100.00%

Results by county edit

County Henry Clay

Whig

James K. Polk

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast [3]

# % # % # %
Allegany 1424 48.85% 1491 51.15% -67 -2.30% 2915
Anne Arundel 1777 54.18% 1503 45.82% 274 8.35% 3280
Baltimore (City and County) 10714 48.01% 11602 51.99% -888 -3.98% 22316
Calvert 451 56.73% 344 43.27% 107 13.46% 795
Caroline 680 55.19% 552 44.81% 128 10.39% 1232
Carroll 1784 51.29% 1694 48.71% 90 2.59% 3478
Cecil 1527 50.38% 1504 49.62% 23 0.76% 3031
Charles 785 60.20% 519 39.80% 266 20.40% 1304
Dorchester 1377 60.39% 903 39.61% 474 20.79% 2280
Frederick 3190 51.58% 2994 48.42% 270 9.77% 6184
Harford 1517 54.88% 1247 45.12% 270 9.77% 2764
Kent 728 58.01% 527 41.99% 201 16.02% 1255
Montgomery 1124 56.88% 852 43.12% 272 13.77% 1976
Prince George's 1054 61.28% 666 38.72% 388 22.56% 1720
Queen Anne's 749 50.92% 722 49.08% 27 1.84% 1471
St. Mary's 783 62.59% 468 37.41% 315 25.18% 1251
Somerset 1449 61.63% 902 38.37% 547 23.27% 2351
Talbot 795 52.72% 712 47.25% 83 5.51% 1507
Washington 2633 50.65% 2565 49.35% 68 1.31% 5198
Worcester 1453 61.52% 909 38.48% 544 23.03% 2362
Total 35,984 52.39% 32,706 47.61% 3,278 4.78% 68,690

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic edit

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

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