1828 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1828 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Party National Republican Democratic Home state Massachusetts Tennessee Running mate Richard Rush John C. Calhoun Electoral vote 6 5 Popular vote 23,014 22,782 Percentage 50.25% 49.75%

County Results Adams   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Jackson   50–60%

President before election John Quincy Adams National Republican Elected President Andrew Jackson Democratic

The 1828 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams, over the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson. Adams won Maryland by a margin of 0.5%. Also, this was the first time that the winner of the state's popular vote did not vote for the winning Presidential candiate.

Results

1828 United States presidential election in Maryland [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	National Republican	John Quincy Adams (incumbent)	23,014	50.25%	6
	Democratic	Andrew Jackson	22,782	49.75%	5
Totals			45,796	100.0%	11

Results by county

County	John Quincy Adams National Republican		Andrew Jackson Democratic		Margin		Total Votes Cast [2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	741	46.40%	856	53.60%	-115	-7.20%	1,597
Anne Arundel	1,431	52.83%	1,275	47.17%	156	5.66%	2,706
Baltimore (City and County)	5,917	43.38%	7,725	56.62%	-1,808	-13.24%	13,642
Calvert	537	74.79%	181	25.21%	356	49.58%	718
Caroline	666	55.36%	537	44.64%	129	10.72%	1,203
Cecil	1,041	48.22%	1,118	51.78%	-77	-3.56%	2,159
Charles	739	57.15%	551	42.85%	188	14.30%	1,290
Dorchester	1,067	57.03%	804	42.97%	263	14.06%	1,871
Frederick	3,633	52.91%	3,234	47.09%	399	5.82%	6,867
Harford	1,201	52.31%	1,095	47.69%	106	4.62%	2,296
Kent	540	53.95%	461	46.05%	79	7.90%	1,001
Montgomery	1,036	61.78%	641	38.22%	395	23.56%	1,677
Prince George's	735	51.69%	687	48.31%	48	3.38%	1,422
Queen Anne's	668	50.26%	661	49.74%	7	-0.52%	1,329
St. Mary's	761	67.35%	369	32.65%	392	34.70%	1,130
Somerset	1,265	62.47%	760	37.53%	505	24.94%	2,025
Talbot	818	66.02%	421	33.98%	397	32.04%	1,239
Washington	1,743	45.51%	2,087	54.49%	-344	-8.98%	3,830
Worcester	991	47.35%	1,102	52.65%	-111	-5.30%	2,093
Total	25,530	50.96%	24,565	49.04%	965	1.92%	50,095

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Democratic

• Alleghany
• Baltimore
• Cecil
• Washington
• Worcester

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to National Republican

• Anne Arundel
• Calvert
• Caroline
• Charles
• Dorchester
• Frederick
• Harford
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Prince George's
• St. Mary's
• Somerset
• Talbot

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1828 United States presidential election
• 1828 United States elections

References

1. "1828 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
2. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.