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1836 United States presidential election in Maryland

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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%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

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

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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

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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

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Counties that flipped from National Republican to Whig

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See also

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References

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  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.