1844 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1844 United States presidential election in Maryland
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←  1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848  →
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Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote80
Popular vote35,98432,706
Percentage52.39%47.61%
President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Maryland by a margin of 4.78%.

With 52.39% of the popular vote, Maryland would prove to be Henry Clay's fifth strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky and North Carolina. [1]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Maryland [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 35,98452.39%8100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 32,70647.61%00.00%
Total68,690100.00%8100.00%

Results by county

CountyHenry Clay

Whig

James K. Polk

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [3]

#%#%#%
Allegany 142448.85%149151.15%-67-2.30%2915
Anne Arundel 177754.18%150345.82%2748.35%3280
Baltimore (City and County)1071448.01%1160251.99%-888-3.98%22316
Calvert 45156.73%34443.27%10713.46%795
Caroline 68055.19%55244.81%12810.39%1232
Carroll 178451.29%169448.71%902.59%3478
Cecil 152750.38%150449.62%230.76%3031
Charles 78560.20%51939.80%26620.40%1304
Dorchester 137760.39%90339.61%47420.79%2280
Frederick 319051.58%299448.42%2709.77%6184
Harford 151754.88%124745.12%2709.77%2764
Kent 72858.01%52741.99%20116.02%1255
Montgomery 112456.88%85243.12%27213.77%1976
Prince George's 105461.28%66638.72%38822.56%1720
Queen Anne's 74950.92%72249.08%271.84%1471
St. Mary's 78362.59%46837.41%31525.18%1251
Somerset 144961.63%90238.37%54723.27%2351
Talbot 79552.72%71247.25%835.51%1507
Washington 263350.65%256549.35%681.31%5198
Worcester 145361.52%90938.48%54423.03%2362
Total35,98452.39%32,70647.61%3,2784.78%68,690

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

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Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
    2. ↑ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
    3. ↑ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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