1814 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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Maryland held its elections October 3, 1814.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates [lower-alpha 1]
Maryland 1 Philip Stuart Federalist 1810 Incumbent re-elected.Philip Stuart (Federalist) 99.8%
Maryland 2 Joseph Kent Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
John C. Herbert (Federalist) 57.3%
Joseph Kent (Democratic-Republican) 42.6%
Maryland 3 Alexander C. Hanson Federalist 1812 Incumbent re-elected.Alexander C. Hanson (Federalist) 99.4%
Maryland 4 Samuel Ringgold Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
George Baer Jr. (Federalist) 51.4%
Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 48.5%
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats
Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-Republican 1803
1810 (Lost)
1812
Incumbent re-elected.Nicholas R. Moore (Democratic-Republican) 38.3%
William Pinkney (Democratic-Republican) 38.0%
John E. Howard (Federalist) 22.9%
Alexander McKim Democratic-Republican 1808 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 6 Stevenson Archer Democratic-Republican 1811 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.Stevenson Archer (Democratic-Republican) 51.8%
Abraham Jarrett (Federalist) 48.1%
Maryland 7 Robert Wright Democratic-Republican 1810 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.Robert Wright (Democratic-Republican) 52.5%
Samuel W. Thomas (Federalist) 47.5%
Maryland 8 Charles Goldsborough Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.Charles Goldsborough (Federalist) 96.2%
Thomas E. Waggaman (Democratic-Republican) 3.8%

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Notes

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.


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