1864 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1864 United States presidential election in Maryland
Flag of Maryland.svg
  1860 November 8, 1864 1868  
Turnout10.61% of the total population Decrease2.svg 2.85 pp [1]
  Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg GeorgeMcClellan2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote70
Popular vote40,15332,739
Percentage55.09%44.91%

Maryland Presidential Election Results 1864.svg
County Results

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [2]

Contents

Maryland was won by the National Union candidate incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 10.18%. [2]

This was the last time that a Republican would win Maryland in a presidential election until William McKinley won it in 1896.

Results

1864 United States presidential election in Maryland [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
National Union Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee 40,15355.09%7100.00%
Democratic George B. McClellan of New Jersey George H. Pendleton of Ohio 32,73944.91%00.00%
Total72,892100.00%7100.00%

Results by county

CountyAbraham Lincoln

National Union

George B. McClellan

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [3]

#%#%#%
Allegany 245555.23%199044.77%46510.46%4455
Anne Arundel 41620.90%157479.10%-1158-58.19%1990
Baltimore (City) 1497883.53%295316.47%1202567.06%17931
Baltimore (County) 240250.11%239149.89%110.23%4793
Calvert 628.48%66991.52%-607-83.04%731
Caroline 72872.95%27027.02%45845.89%998
Carroll 205652.17%188547.83%1714.34%3941
Cecil 175753.62%152046.38%2377.23%3277
Charles 272.73%96197.27%-934-94.53%988
Dorchester 62631.50%136168.50%-735-36.99%1987
Frederick 355360.68%230239.32%125121.37%5885
Harford 125943.28%165056.72%-391-13.44%2909
Howard 57942.67%77857.33%-199-14.66%1357
Kent 41324.55%126975.45%-856-50.89%1682
Montgomery 49624.34%154275.66%-1046-51.32%2038
Prince George's 19711.28%155088.72%-1353-77.45%1747
Queen Anne's 38420.58%148279.42%-1098-58.84%1866
St. Mary's 999.12%98690.88%-887-81.75%1085
Somerset 64423.38%211076.62%-1466-53.23%2754
Talbot 57868.40%26731.60%31136.80%845
Washington 298068.01%140231.99%157836.01%4382
Worcester 66430.60%150669.40%-842-38.80%2170
Total4015355.09%3273944.91%741410.18%72892

Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Republican

Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. "1880 Presidential Election Results Maryland Total Population Turnout".
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  3. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.