1800 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1800 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Thomas Jefferson John Adams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Massachusetts Electoral vote 5 5 Popular vote 10,638 10,068 Percentage 51.35% 48.60%

County results Jefferson   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Adams   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100%

President before election John Adams Federalist Elected President Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican

The 1800 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1800, as part of the 1800 presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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. ^[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]

Starting with the 1796 United States presidential 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 method is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.

Results

1796 United States presidential election in Maryland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Jefferson	10,638	51.35%
	Federalist	John Adams	10,068	48.65%
Total votes			20,716	100%

Results by electoral district

Results by district

District	Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican			John Adams Federalist			Margin		Total votes cast [3]
	#	%	Electors	#	%	Electors	#	%
1	68	5.75%	0	1,114	94.25%	1	-1,046	-88.50%	1,182
2	789	31.98%	0	1,669	67.65%	1	-880	-35.67%	2,467
3	1,724	45.27%	0	2,084	54.73%	1	-360	-9.46%	3,808
4	1,351	50.17%	1	1,342	49.83%	0	9	0.15%	2,693
5	2,379	75.45%	1	774	24.55%	0	1,605	50.90%	3,153
6	1,640	87.00%	1	245	13.00%	0	1,395	74.00%	1,885
7	1,031	58.15%	1	742	41.85%	0	289	16.32%	1,773
8	1,022	67.55%	1	491	32.45%	0	531	35.10%	1,513
9	629	44.61%	0	781	55.39%	1	-151	-10.78%	1,410
10	5	0.60%	0	826	99.40%	1	-821	-98.8%	831
Total	10,638	51.35%	5	10,068	48.60%	5	570	2.75%	20,706

Results by county

County	Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican		John Adams Federalist		Margin		Total votes cast [4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	207	36.25%	364	63.75%	-157	-27.50%	571
Anne Arundel	882	72.41%	336	27.59%	546	44.82%	1,218
Baltimore (City and County)	1,773	80.12%	440	19.88%	1,333	60.24%	2,213
Calvert	57	25.91%	163	74.09%	-106	-48.18%	220
Caroline	438	78.21%	122	21.79%	316	56.42%	560
Cecil	600	59.11%	415	40.89%	185	18.22%	1,015
Charles	10	1.61%	611	98.39%	-601	-96.78%	621
Dorchester	191	22.47%	659	77.53%	-468	-55.06%	850
Frederick	1,724	45.27%	2,084	54.73%	-360	-9.46%	3,808
Harford	797	98.64%	11	1.36%	786	97.28%	808
Kent	431	56.86%	327	43.14%	104	13.72%	758
Montgomery	327	25.99%	931	74.01%	-604	-48.02%	1,258
Prince George's	454	38.09%	738	61.91%	-284	-23.82%	1,192
Queen Anne's	597	72.45%	227	27.55%	370	44.90%	824
St. Mary's	0	0.00%	340	100.00%	340	100.00%	340
Somerset	1	0.33%	301	99.67%	-300	-99.34%	302
Talbot	425	61.68%	264	38.32%	161	23.36%	689
Washington	1,144	53.91%	978	46.09%	166	7.82%	2,122
Worcester	4	0.76%	525	99.24%	-521	-98.48%	529
Total	10,638	51.35%	10,068	48.60%	570	2.75%	20,706

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist

• Prince George's

Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

• Talbot

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1800 United States presidential election
• 1800 United States elections

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
2. "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
3. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
4. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved October 31, 2022.