1864 United States presidential election in Maryland
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]
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| Turnout | 10.61% of the total population  2.85 pp[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maryland was won by the incumbent President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois), running with former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with 55.09% of the popular vote, against the 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan (D–New Jersey), running with Representative George H. Pendleton, with 44.91% of the vote.[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] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Andrew Johnson of Tennessee | 40,153 | 55.09% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | George B. McClellan of New Jersey | George H. Pendleton of Ohio | 32,739 | 44.91% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 72,892 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Abraham Lincoln
National Union |
George B. McClellan
Democratic |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast [3] | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 2455 | 55.23% | 1990 | 44.77% | 465 | 10.46% | 4455 |
| Anne Arundel | 416 | 20.90% | 1574 | 79.10% | -1158 | -58.19% | 1990 |
| Baltimore (City) | 14978 | 83.53% | 2953 | 16.47% | 12025 | 67.06% | 17931 |
| Baltimore (County) | 2402 | 50.11% | 2391 | 49.89% | 11 | 0.23% | 4793 |
| Calvert | 62 | 8.48% | 669 | 91.52% | -607 | -83.04% | 731 |
| Caroline | 728 | 72.95% | 270 | 27.02% | 458 | 45.89% | 998 |
| Carroll | 2056 | 52.17% | 1885 | 47.83% | 171 | 4.34% | 3941 |
| Cecil | 1757 | 53.62% | 1520 | 46.38% | 237 | 7.23% | 3277 |
| Charles | 27 | 2.73% | 961 | 97.27% | -934 | -94.53% | 988 |
| Dorchester | 626 | 31.50% | 1361 | 68.50% | -735 | -36.99% | 1987 |
| Frederick | 3553 | 60.68% | 2302 | 39.32% | 1251 | 21.37% | 5885 |
| Harford | 1259 | 43.28% | 1650 | 56.72% | -391 | -13.44% | 2909 |
| Howard | 579 | 42.67% | 778 | 57.33% | -199 | -14.66% | 1357 |
| Kent | 413 | 24.55% | 1269 | 75.45% | -856 | -50.89% | 1682 |
| Montgomery | 496 | 24.34% | 1542 | 75.66% | -1046 | -51.32% | 2038 |
| Prince George's | 197 | 11.28% | 1550 | 88.72% | -1353 | -77.45% | 1747 |
| Queen Anne's | 384 | 20.58% | 1482 | 79.42% | -1098 | -58.84% | 1866 |
| St. Mary's | 99 | 9.12% | 986 | 90.88% | -887 | -81.75% | 1085 |
| Somerset | 644 | 23.38% | 2110 | 76.62% | -1466 | -53.23% | 2754 |
| Talbot | 578 | 68.40% | 267 | 31.60% | 311 | 36.80% | 845 |
| Washington | 2980 | 68.01% | 1402 | 31.99% | 1578 | 36.01% | 4382 |
| Worcester | 664 | 30.60% | 1506 | 69.40% | -842 | -38.80% | 2170 |
| Total | 40153 | 55.09% | 32739 | 44.91% | 7414 | 10.18% | 72892 |
See also
References
- "1880 Presidential Election Results Maryland Total Population Turnout".
- "1864 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
- "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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