1836 United States presidential election in Maryland explained

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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.

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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
width: 3px"		Whig	William Henry Harrison	25,852	53.73%	10
width: 3px"		Democratic	Martin Van Buren	22,267	46.27%	0
Totals			48,119	100.0%	10

Results by county

County! colspan="2"

William Henry HarrisonWhig	Martin Van BurenDemocratic		Margin		TotalVotes 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

• Anne Arundel
• Harford
• Queen Anne's
• Washington

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Whig

• Calvert
• Caroline
• Dorchester
• Frederick
• Charles
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Prince George's
• Somerset
• St. Mary's
• Talbot
• Worcester

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1836 United States presidential election
• 1836 United States elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 June 2019 . Archives of Maryland Historical List of Presidential Electors in Maryland, 1789-2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530182655/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/electors.html . 30 May 2022 . 6 August 2022 . Maryland.gov.
2. Web site: 1836 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland. U.S. Election Atlas. 4 August 2012.
3. Web site: County Project (WIP). 2022-11-01. Google Docs. en-US.