1840 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1840 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren Party Whig Democratic Home state Ohio New York Running mate John Tyler none Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 33,528 28,752 Percentage 53.83% 46.17%

County Results Harrison   50–60%   60–70% Van Buren   50–60%

President before election Martin Van Buren Democratic Elected President William Henry Harrison Whig

The 1840 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. ^[1] Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren, by a margin of 7.66%. As of 2020, this remains the only time in history that an incumbent Democratic president who served a full term has failed to carry any of Maryland's electoral votes in a reelection bid. ^[2]

This was the first presidential election that Carroll County was able to vote in.

Results

1840 United States presidential election in Maryland [3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	William Henry Harrison of Ohio	John Tyler of Virginia	33,528	53.83%	10	100.00%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	28,752	46.17%	0	0.00%
Total				62,280	100.00%	10	100.00%

Results by county

County	William Henry Harrison Whig		Martin Van Buren Democratic		Margin		Total Votes Cast [4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	1271	53.76%	1093	46.24%	178	7.53%	2364
Anne Arundel	1604	53.68%	1384	46.32%	220	7.36%	2988
Baltimore (City and County)	9237	48.15%	9946	51.85%	-709	-3.70%	19183
Calvert	494	60.32%	325	39.68%	169	20.64%	819
Caroline	687	56.22%	535	43.78%	152	12.44%	1222
Carroll	1554	49.12%	1610	50.88%	-56	-1.77%	3164
Cecil	1448	52.43%	1314	47.57%	134	4.85%	3164
Charles	841	62.62%	502	37.38%	339	25.24%	1343
Dorchester	1381	62.21%	839	37.79%	542	24.41%	2220
Frederick	2958	53.00%	2623	47.00%	335	6.00%	5581
Harford	1342	51.81%	1248	48.19%	94	3.62%	2590
Kent	679	58.79%	476	41.21%	203	17.58%	1155
Montgomery	1099	62.30%	665	37.70%	434	24.60%	1764
Prince George's	1017	62.55%	609	37.45%	408	25.09%	1626
Queen Anne's	778	54.07%	661	45.93%	117	8.13%	1439
St. Mary's	895	68.32%	415	31.68%	480	36.64%	1310
Somerset	1516	64.24%	844	35.76%	672	28.47%	2360
Talbot	749	52.34%	682	47.66%	67	4.68%	1431
Washington	2484	52.03%	2290	47.97%	194	4.06%	4774
Worcester	1494	68.38%	691	31.62%	803	36.75%	2185
Total	33,528	53.83%	28,752	46.17%	4,776	7.66%	62,280

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

• Cecil

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1840 United States presidential election
• 1840 United States elections

References

1. Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. xvi.
2. "Historical U.S. Presidential Elections 1789-2020 - 270toWin". 270toWin.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
3. "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
4. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.