1796 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1796 United States presidential election in Maryland
Flag of Maryland.svg
  1792 1796 1800  
  Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792).jpg ThomasJeffersonStateRoomPortrait.jpg
Nominee John Adams Thomas Jefferson
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Home state Massachusetts Virginia
Electoral vote74
Popular vote7,0296,490
Percentage 51.99%48.01%

Maryland Presidential Election Results 1796.svg
County results

President before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected President

John Adams
Federalist

The 1796 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1796, as part of the 1796 presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Often, 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]

Starting with this election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.

Results

1796 United States presidential election in Maryland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist John Adams 7,029 51.99%
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson 6,49048.01%
Total votes13,519 100%

Results by electoral district

Results by district [2]
DistrictJohn Adams

Federalist

Thomas Jefferson

Democratic-Republican

MarginTotal

votes

cast [2]

# %Electors#%Electors#%
151975.22%117124.78%034850.43%690
21,41255.68%11,12444.32%128811.36%2,536
31,12158.48%179641.52%032516.95%1,917
41,34450.07%11,34049.93%040.15%2,684
532227.85%083472.15%1-512-44.29%1,156
655140.85%079859.15%1-247-18.31%1,349
728024.01%088675.99%1-606-51.97%1,166
867260.05%144739.95%022520.11%1,119
965187.38%19412.62%055774.77%745
10157100.00%100.00%0157100.00%157
Total7,02951.99%76,49048.01%45393.98%13,519

Results by county

1796 United States presidential election in Maryland [3]
CountyJohn Adams

Federalist

Thomas Jefferson

Democratic-Republican

MarginTotal

votes

cast [3]

#%#%#%
Allegany 64699.54%30.46%64399.08%649
Anne Arundel 8622.05%30477.95%-218-55.90%390
Baltimore (City and County) 74049.43%75750.57%-17-1.14%1,497
Calvert 224100.00%00.00%224100.00%224
Caroline 6942.59%9357.41%-24-14.81%162
Cecil 4812.24%34487.76%-296-75.51%392
Charles 27161.31%17138.69%10022.62%442
Dorchester 58299.83%10.17%58199.66%583
Frederick 1,12158.48%79641.52%32516.95%1,917
Harford 477.61%57192.39%-524-84.79%618
Kent 23229.97%54270.03%-310-40.05%774
Montgomery 94371.98%36728.02%57643.97%1,310
Prince George's 46937.94%76762.06%-298-24.11%1,236
Queen Anne's 18334.01%35565.99%-172-31.97%538
St. Mary's 295100.00%00.00%295100.00%295
Somerset 24100.00%00.00%24100.00%24
Talbot 48984.17%9215.83%39768.33%581
Washington 69834.30%1,33765.70%-639-31.40%2,035
Worcester 133100.00%00.00%133100.00%133
Total7,02951.99%6,49048.01%5393.98%13,519

See also

References

  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved December 22, 2021.