1816 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee James Monroe Rufus King Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia New York Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins John E. Howard Electoral vote 8 0 [Note 1] Popular vote 7,503 3,126 Percentage 70.00% 29.16%

County Results Monroe   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% King   50-60%   90-100%

President before election James Madison Democratic-Republican Elected President James Monroe Democratic-Republican

The 1816 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1816, as part of the 1816 presidential election. Voters chose eleven 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. 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]

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

Presidential candidate	Party	Home State	Popular Vote		Electoral Vote [3]
			Count	Percentage
James Monroe	Democratic-Republican	Virginia	7,503	70.00%	8
Rufus King	Federalist	New York	3,126	29.16%	0 [Note 2]
Unpledged electors	None	Maryland	90	0.84%	0
Total			10,719	100.00%	11

Results by electoral district

Results by District

District	James Monroe Democratic-Republican			Rufus King Federalist			Other			Margin		Total Votes Cast [4]
	#	%	Electors	#	%	Electors	#	%	Electors	#	%
1	2 [a]	0.74%	0	270	99.26%	1 [Note 3]	no candidates			-268	-98.52%	272
2	523 [a]	73.66%	1	184 [b]	25.92%	0	3 [c]	0.42%	0	336	47.32%	710
3 [d]	1,440	98.97%	2	13 [e]	0.89%	0	2 [f]	0.14%	0	1,425	97.94%	1,455
4 [d]	1,855	96.06%	2	no candidates			76 [g]	3.94%	0	1,779	92.12%	1,931
5	693	100.00%	1	no candidates			no candidates			693	100.00%	693
6	938	67.87%	1	435	31.47%	0	9	0.66%	0	490	35.74%	1,382
7	750 [h]	100.00%	1	no candidates			no candidates			750	100.00%	750
8	1,272	48.73%	0	1,338	51.27%	1 [Note 4]	no candidates			-66	-2.54%	2,610
9	30 [i]	3.28%	0	886	96.72%	1 [Note 5]	no candidates			-856	-93.44%	916
Total	7,503	70.00%	8	3,126	29.16%	0 [Note 6]	90	0.84%	0	954	3.60%	10,719

Results by county

County	James Monroe Democratic-Republican		Rufus King Federalist		Other		Margin		Total Votes Cast [5]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	217	89.67%	25	10.33%	0	0%	192	79.34%	242
Anne Arundel	475	98.96%	5	1.04%	0	0.00%	470	97.92%	480
Baltimore (City and County)	1,637	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	1,637	100.00%	1,637
Calvert	242	40.40%	357	59.60%	0	0.00%	-115	-19.20%	599
Caroline	446	43.18%	587	56.82%	0	0.00%	-141	-13.64%	1,033
Cecil	448	52.09%	412	47.91%	0	0.00%	36	4.18%	860
Charles	1	0.85%	117	99.15%	0	0.00%	-116	-98.30%	118
Dorchester	266	43.68%	343	56.32%	0	0.00%	-77	-12.64%	609
Frederick	922	96.34%	35	3.66%	0	0.00%	887	92.68%	957
Harford	490	95.52%	23	4.48%	0	0.00%	437	91.04%	513
Kent	308	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	308	100.00%	308
Montgomery	96	92.31%	8	7.69%	0	0.00%	88	84.62%	969
Prince George's	308	65.12%	165	34.88%	0	0.00%	143	30.24%	473
Queen Anne's	372	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	372	100.00%	372
St. Mary's	0	0.00%	99	100.00%	0	0%	-99	-100.00%	99
Somerset	12	3.64%	318	96.36%	0	0.00%	-306	-92.72%	330
Talbot	561	46.33%	650	53.67%	0	0.00%	-89	-7.34%	1,211
Washington	717	99.45%	4	0.55%	0	0.00%	713	98.90%	721
Worcester	15	4.40%	326	95.60%	0	0.00%	-311	-91.20%	341
Total	5,994	57.11%	4,502	42.89%			1,492	14.22%	10,446

Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

• Allegany
• Cecil
• Frederick
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Prince George's

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1816 United States presidential election
• 1816 United States elections

Notes

1. In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 2 elector candidates
2. In this district the King vote was split between 3 elector candidates
3. 3 Unpledged electors ran in this district
4. Elector candidates in this district ran on a general ticket. Best-performing elector used.
5. Despite each person in the district being able to vote for 2 elector candidates, 4 King elector candidates ran
6. 2 tickets of unpledged electors ran
7. Several tickets of unpledged electors ran in this district
8. In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 5 elector candidates
9. In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 4 elector candidates

References

1. While Maryland had 11 electors, only the 8 that were for James Monroe actually cast their votes. The 3 for Rufus King did not.
2. While Maryland had 11 electors, only the 8 that were for James Monroe actually cast their votes. The 3 for Rufus King did not.
3. This elector did not actually cast his vote.
4. This elector did not actually cast his vote.
5. This elector did not actually cast his vote.
6. None of the electors for Rufus King actually cast their vote.

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2. "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
3. Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
4. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
5. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.