1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland
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January 7, 1789 1792  
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Nominee George Washington George Washington
Party Federalist Anti-Federalist
Home state Virginia Virginia
Electoral vote60
Popular vote7,6652,278
Percentage 77.09%22.91%

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County Results

President before election

Office established

Elected President

George Washington
Independent

The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, 2 electors would not vote.

Contents

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. [1] 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. [2]

All electors were pledged to Washington, but there was a Federalist slate which supported Robert Hanson Harrison for vice president and an Anti-Federalist slate which supported George Clinton for vice president. Additionally, there were two electors supported by both parties. Maryland chose the Federalist electors over the Anti-Federalist electors by a large margin. John Rogers, the highest elector supported by both parties, received 7,665. The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes. [3] [4]

Results

1788-1789 United States presidential election in Maryland [5]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Independent George Washington 9,943100%6
Totals9,943100.0%6

Results by county

1788-89 United States Presidential Election in Maryland [6]
For Vice PresidentGeorge Washington

Federalist

George Washington

Anti-Federalist

MarginTotal Votes Cast

[6]

County#%#%#%
Anne Arundel 24630.87%55169.23%-38.27%-305797
Baltimore (City and County) 64338.16%1,04261.84%-499-23.68%1,685
Calvert 16862.92%9937.08%6925.84%267
Caroline 12899.22%10.78%12798.45%129
Cecil 519100.00%00.00%519100.00%519
Charles 15291.02%158.98%13782.04%167
Dorchester 11462.64%6837.36%4625.27%182
Frederick 79099.62%30.38%78799.24%793
Harford 43964.56%24135.44%19829.12%680
Kent 20979.77%5320.23%15659.54%262
Montgomery 32187.95%4412.05%27775.89%365
Prince George's 27352.91%24347.09%305.81%516
Queen Anne's 5151.00%4949.00%22.00%100
St. Mary's 10071.94%3928.06%6143.88%139
Somerset 21299.07%20.93%21098.13%214
Talbot 254100.00%00.00%254100.00%254
Washington 1,164100.00%00.00%1164100.00%1,164
Worcester 15466.38%7833.62%7632.76%232
Total5,93770.13%2,52829.87%3,40940.26%8,465

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