1828 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1828 United States presidential election in Maryland
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  1824 October 31 – December 2, 1828 1832  
  John Quincy Adams 1858 crop.jpg Andrew Jackson.jpg
Nominee John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Party National Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Tennessee
Running mate Richard Rush John C. Calhoun
Electoral vote65
Popular vote23,01422,782
Percentage50.25%49.75%

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County Results

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.

Contents

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%.

Results

1828 United States presidential election in Maryland [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
National Republican John Quincy Adams (incumbent)23,01450.25%6
Democratic Andrew Jackson 22,78249.75%5
Totals45,796100.0%11

Results by county

CountyJohn Quincy Adams

National Republican

Andrew Jackson

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [2]

#%#%#%
Allegany 74146.40%85653.60%-115-7.20%1,597
Anne Arundel 1,43152.83%1,27547.17%1565.66%2,706
Baltimore (City and County)5,91743.38%7,72556.62%-1,808-13.24%13,642
Calvert 53774.79%18125.21%35649.58%718
Caroline 66655.36%53744.64%12910.72%1,203
Cecil 1,04148.22%1,11851.78%-77-3.56%2,159
Charles 73957.15%55142.85%18814.30%1,290
Dorchester 1,06757.03%80442.97%26314.06%1,871
Frederick 3,63352.91%3,23447.09%3995.82%6,867
Harford 1,20152.31%1,09547.69%1064.62%2,296
Kent 54053.95%46146.05%797.90%1,001
Montgomery 1,03661.78%64138.22%39523.56%1,677
Prince George's 73551.69%68748.31%483.38%1,422
Queen Anne's 66850.26%66149.74%7-0.52%1,329
St. Mary's 76167.35%36932.65%39234.70%1,130
Somerset 1,26562.47%76037.53%50524.94%2,025
Talbot 81866.02%42133.98%39732.04%1,239
Washington 1,74345.51%2,08754.49%-344-8.98%3,830
Worcester 99147.35%1,10252.65%-111-5.30%2,093
Total25,53050.96%24,56549.04%9651.92%50,095

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to National Republican

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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.