1818 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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Maryland elected its members October 5, 1818.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates [lower-alpha 1]
Maryland 1 Philip Stuart Federalist 1810 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Raphael Neale (Federalist) 39.8%
Nicholas Stonestreet (Federalist) 38.6%
Henry G.S. Key (Federalist) 21.5%
Maryland 2 John C. Herbert Federalist 1814 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Joseph Kent (Democratic-Republican) 56.7%
John C. Weems (Federalist) 43.3%
Maryland 3 George Peter Federalist 1816 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Henry R. Warfield (Federalist) 59.1%
George Peter (Federalist) 40.9%
Maryland 4 Samuel Ringgold Democratic-Republican 1810
1814 (Lost)
1816
Incumbent re-elected.Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 97.7%
Benjamin Galloway (Federalist) 2.1%
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats
Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1792
1803 (Retired)
1816
Incumbent re-elected.Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 50.3%
Peter Little (Democratic-Republican) 49.7%
Peter Little Democratic-Republican 1810
1812 (Lost)
1816
Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 Philip Reed Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Stevenson Archer (Democratic-Republican) 56.1%
Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican) 43.9%
Maryland 7 Thomas Culbreth Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.Thomas Culbreth (Democratic-Republican) 70.0%
Robert Wright (Democratic-Republican) 30.0%
Maryland 8 Thomas Bayly Federalist 1816 Incumbent re-elected.Thomas Bayly (Federalist) 98.3%
Charles Goldsborough (Federalist) 1.4%

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Notes

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


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