1832 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1832 United States presidential election in Maryland
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  1828 November 2 – December 5, 1832 1836  
  Henry Clay (copy after Edward Dalton Marchant).jpg Andrew jackson head.jpg
Nominee Henry Clay Andrew Jackson
Party National Republican Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate John Sergeant Martin Van Buren
Electoral vote5 [1] 3
Popular vote19,16019,156
Percentage50.0025%49.9975%

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County Results

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

The 1832 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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While Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson, by a mere four votes, this is irrelevant because electors were not awarded based on the statewide vote. They were chosen in four district elections. A total of ten electoral votes were allocated, with five going to Clay and three to Jackson, while two electors failed to cast votes. In terms of raw votes cast, Clay's four-vote margin is the smallest between two major candidates in any state in any presidential election in United States history. This is the only time a Democrat won re-election without carrying the state's popular vote either time.

Results

1832 United States presidential election in Maryland [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 19,16050.0025%5
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent)19,15649.9975%3 [3]
Totals38,316100.0%8

Results by electoral district

1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 1 – Western (4 Electors) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 8,45862.398%4
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent)5,09737.602%0
Totals13,555100.0%4
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 2 – Baltimore City (2 Electors)
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent)5,02554.190%2
National Republican Henry Clay 4,24845.810%0
Totals9,273100.0%2
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 3 – Baltimore County (1 Elector)
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 2,19875.663%1
Democratic Andrew Jackson and Philip P. Barbour 70724.337%0
National Republican Henry Clay 00%0
Totals2,905100.0%1
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 4 – Eastern (3 Electors) [6]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 6,45451.291%3
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent)6,12948.709%0
Totals12,583100.0%3

Results by county

CountyHenry Clay

National Republican

Andrew Jackson

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [7]

#%#%#%
Allegany 62443.36%81556.64%19113.27%1439
Anne Arundel 90454.56%75345.44%1519.11%1657
Baltimore (City and County) 424834.88%793065.12%−3682−30.24%12178
Calvert 40160.21%26539.79%13620.42%666
Caroline 55653.98%47446.02%827.96%1030
Cecil 81242.49%109957.51%−287−15.02%1911
Charles 51556.04%40443.96%11112.08%919
Dorchester 95859.06%66440.94%29418.13%1622
Frederick 267099.48%140.52%265698.96%2684
Harford 89344.08%113355.92%−240−11.85%2026
Kent 44854.50%37445.50%749.00%896
Montgomery 71879.16%18920.84%52958.32%907
Prince George's 64157.64%47142.36%17015.29%1122
Queen Anne's 56046.51%64453.49%−84−6.98%1204
St. Mary's 62170.89%25529.11%36641.78%876
Somerset 71960.47%47039.53%24920.94%1189
Talbot 62960.25%41539.75%21420.50%1044
Washington 136441.40%193158.60%−567−17.21%3295
Worcester 87950.66%85649.34%231.33%1735
Total1916050.01%1915649.99%40.01%38316

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Republican

See also

References

  1. Two electors failed to cast their votes for Henry Clay. Otherwise, he would have had 7 electoral votes.
  2. "1832 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. Two electors failed to cast their votes to Andrew Jackson. Otherwise, he would have had 5 electoral votes
  4. Williams, Edwin (1834). The Politician's Manual. J. Van Norden. p. 25. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, and Washington counties
  6. Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Worcester counties
  7. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.