1864 United States presidential election in Maryland
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The 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]
Maryland was won by the National Union candidate incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 10.18%.[2]
This was the last time that a Republican would win Maryland in a presidential election until William McKinley won it in 1896.
Results
[edit]| 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Andrew Johnson of Tennessee | 40,153 | 55.09% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | George B. McClellan of New Jersey | George H. Pendleton of Ohio | 32,739 | 44.91% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 72,892 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Abraham Lincoln
National Union |
George B. McClellan
Democratic |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast [3] | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 2455 | 55.23% | 1990 | 44.77% | 465 | 10.46% | 4455 |
| Anne Arundel | 416 | 20.90% | 1574 | 79.10% | -1158 | -58.19% | 1990 |
| Baltimore (City) | 14978 | 83.53% | 2953 | 16.47% | 12025 | 67.06% | 17931 |
| Baltimore (County) | 2402 | 50.11% | 2391 | 49.89% | 11 | 0.23% | 4793 |
| Calvert | 62 | 8.48% | 669 | 91.52% | -607 | -83.04% | 731 |
| Caroline | 728 | 72.95% | 270 | 27.02% | 458 | 45.89% | 998 |
| Carroll | 2056 | 52.17% | 1885 | 47.83% | 171 | 4.34% | 3941 |
| Cecil | 1757 | 53.62% | 1520 | 46.38% | 237 | 7.23% | 3277 |
| Charles | 27 | 2.73% | 961 | 97.27% | -934 | -94.53% | 988 |
| Dorchester | 626 | 31.50% | 1361 | 68.50% | -735 | -36.99% | 1987 |
| Frederick | 3553 | 60.68% | 2302 | 39.32% | 1251 | 21.37% | 5885 |
| Harford | 1259 | 43.28% | 1650 | 56.72% | -391 | -13.44% | 2909 |
| Howard | 579 | 42.67% | 778 | 57.33% | -199 | -14.66% | 1357 |
| Kent | 413 | 24.55% | 1269 | 75.45% | -856 | -50.89% | 1682 |
| Montgomery | 496 | 24.34% | 1542 | 75.66% | -1046 | -51.32% | 2038 |
| Prince George's | 197 | 11.28% | 1550 | 88.72% | -1353 | -77.45% | 1747 |
| Queen Anne's | 384 | 20.58% | 1482 | 79.42% | -1098 | -58.84% | 1866 |
| St. Mary's | 99 | 9.12% | 986 | 90.88% | -887 | -81.75% | 1085 |
| Somerset | 644 | 23.38% | 2110 | 76.62% | -1466 | -53.23% | 2754 |
| Talbot | 578 | 68.40% | 267 | 31.60% | 311 | 36.80% | 845 |
| Washington | 2980 | 68.01% | 1402 | 31.99% | 1578 | 36.01% | 4382 |
| Worcester | 664 | 30.60% | 1506 | 69.40% | -842 | -38.80% | 2170 |
| Total | 40153 | 55.09% | 32739 | 44.91% | 7414 | 10.18% | 72892 |
Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]See also
[edit]- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1864 United States presidential election
- 1864 United States elections
References
[edit]- ^ "1880 Presidential Election Results Maryland Total Population Turnout".
- ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
- ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
State results of the 1864 U.S. presidential election | ||
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