1796 United States presidential election in Maryland
The 1796 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1792, as part of the 1792 presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for President and Vice President, and simply cast two votes. Due to this feature, the elector from the second district, Francis Deakins, cast one vote for both Adams and Jefferson.[1]
Maryland used an electoral district system to chose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine chose their electors in modern elections.
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Results
| Presidential
candidate |
Party | Home State | Popular Vote | Electoral
Vote[2] | |
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| Count | Percentage | ||||
| John Adams | Federalist | Massachusetts | 7,029 | 51.99% | 7 |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic- | Virginia | 6,490 | 48.01% | 4 |
| Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | South Carolina | - | - | 4 |
| Aaron Burr | Democratic- | New York | - | - | 3 |
| John Henry | Federalist | Maryland | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 13,519 | 100.00% | 20 | ||
Results by Electoral District
| District | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | ||
| 1 | 519 | 75.22% | 1 | 171 | 24.78% | 0 | 348 | 50.43% | 690 |
| 2 | 1,412 | 55.68% | 1 | 1,124 | 44.32% | 1 | 288 | 11.36% | 2,536 |
| 3 | 1,121 | 58.48% | 1 | 796 | 41.52% | 0 | 325 | 16.95% | 1,917 |
| 4 | 1,344 | 50.07% | 1 | 1,340 | 49.93% | 0 | 4 | 0.15% | 2,684 |
| 5 | 322 | 27.85% | 0 | 834 | 72.15% | 1 | -512 | -44.29% | 1,156 |
| 6 | 551 | 40.85% | 0 | 798 | 59.15% | 1 | -247 | -18.31% | 1,349 |
| 7 | 280 | 24.01% | 0 | 886 | 75.99% | 1 | -606 | -51.97% | 1,166 |
| 8 | 672 | 60.05% | 1 | 447 | 39.95% | 0 | 225 | 20.11% | 1,119 |
| 9 | 651 | 87.38% | 1 | 94 | 12.62% | 0 | 557 | 74.77% | 745 |
| 10 | 157 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 157 | 100.00% | 157 |
Results by County
| County | John Adams
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast [4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 646 | 99.54% | 3 | 0.46% | 643 | 99.08% | 649 |
| Anne Arundel | 86 | 22.05% | 304 | 77.95% | -218 | -55.90% | 390 |
| Baltimore | 740 | 49.43% | 757 | 50.57% | -17 | -1.14% | 1,497 |
| Calvert | 224 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 224 | 100.00% | 224 |
| Caroline | 69 | 42.59% | 93 | 57.41% | -24 | -14.81% | 162 |
| Cecil | 48 | 12.24% | 344 | 87.76% | -296 | -75.51% | 392 |
| Charles | 271 | 61.31% | 171 | 38.69% | 100 | 22.62% | 442 |
| Dorchester | 582 | 99.83% | 1 | 0.17% | 581 | 99.66% | 583 |
| Frederick | 1,121 | 58.48% | 796 | 41.52% | 325 | 16.95% | 1,917 |
| Harford | 47 | 7.61% | 571 | 92.39% | -524 | -84.79% | 618 |
| Kent | 232 | 29.97% | 542 | 70.03% | -310 | -40.05% | 774 |
| Montgomery | 943 | 71.98% | 367 | 28.02% | 576 | 43.97% | 1,310 |
| Prince George's | 469 | 37.94% | 767 | 62.06% | -298 | -24.11% | 1,236 |
| Queen Anne's | 183 | 34.01% | 355 | 65.99% | -172 | -31.97% | 538 |
| St. Mary's | 295 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 295 | 100.00% | 295 |
| Somerset | 24 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 24 | 100.00% | 24 |
| Talbot | 489 | 84.17% | 92 | 15.83% | 397 | 68.33% | 581 |
| Washington | 698 | 34.30% | 1,337 | 65.70% | -639 | -31.40% | 2,035 |
| Worcester | 133 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 133 | 100.00% | 133 |
References
- "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
- "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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