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| Elections in Maryland |
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Government |
The 1820 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1820, as part of the 1820 presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for President and Vice President, and simply cast two votes.
Starting with the 1796 United States presidential election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.
Results
| Presidential
candidate |
Party | Home State | Popular Vote | Electoral
Vote [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | ||||
| James Monroe | Democratic- | Virginia | 4,167 | 82.61% | 11 |
| - | Federalist | - | 877 | 17.39% | 0 [Note 2] |
| Total | 5,044 | 100.00% | 11 | ||
Results by electoral district
| District | James Monroe
Democratic-Republican |
No candidate
Federalist |
Other
Federalist |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast [2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | ||
| 1 | 140 | 20.55% | 0 | 541 | 79.45% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | -401 | -58.90% | 681 |
| 2 | 470 | 95.33% | 1 | 12 | 2.43% | 0 | 11 | 2.24% | 0 | 447 | 90.66% | 493 |
| 3 | 769 | 97.71% | 2 | 18 | 2.29% | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 751 | 95.42% | 787 |
| 4 | 803 | 99.13% | 2 | 4 | 0.49% | 0 | 3 | 0.38% | 0 | 796 | 98.26% | 810 |
| 5 | 283 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 283 | 100.00% | 283 |
| 6 | 489 | 98.98% | 1 | 1 | 0.20% | 0 | 4 | 0.82% | 0 | 484 | 97.96% | 494 |
| 7 | 679 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 679 | 100.00% | 679 |
| 8 | 553 | 93.09% | 1 | 37 | 6.23% | 0 | 4 | 0.68% | 0 | 512 | 86.18% | 594 |
| 9 | 254 | 44.88% | 1 | 245 | 43.29% | 0 | 67 | 11.83% | 0 | -58 | -10.24% | 566 |
| Total | 4,167 | 82.61% | 11 | 877 | 17.39% | 0 [Note 3] | 167 | 0 | 3290 | 65.22% | 5,044 | |
Results by county
| County | James Monroe
Democratic-Republican |
No candidate
Federalist |
Other | Margin | Total
Votes Cast [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 151 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 151 | 100.00% | 151 |
| Anne Arundel | 175 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 175 | 100.00% | 175 |
| Baltimore (City and County) | 851 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 851 | 100.00% | 851 |
| Calvert | 105 | 99.05% | 1 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 104 | -98.10% | 106 |
| Caroline | 163 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 163 | 100.00% | 163 |
| Cecil | 191 | 99.48% | 1 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 190 | 98.96% | 190 |
| Charles | 46 | 25.00% | 138 | 75.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -92 | -50.00% | 118 |
| Dorchester | 196 | 64.26% | 109 | 35.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 87 | 28.52% | 305 |
| Frederick | 444 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 444 | 100.00% | 444 |
| Harford | 297 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 297 | 100.00% | 297 |
| Kent | 181 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 181 | 100.00% | 181 |
| Montgomery | 115 | 92.00% | 10 | 8.00% | 0 | 0% | 105 | 84.00% | 125 |
| Prince George's | 328 | 91.11% | 32 | 8.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 296 | 82.22% | 360 |
| Queen Anne's | 259 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 259 | 100.00% | 259 |
| St. Mary's | 41 | 9.79% | 378 | 90.21% | 0 | 0% | -337 | -80.43% | 419 |
| Somerset | 89 | 64.49% | 49 | 35.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 28.99% | 138 |
| Talbot | 232 | 88.89% | 29 | 11.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 203 | 77.78% | 261 |
| Washington | 218 | 98.64% | 3 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 215 | 97.29% | 221 |
| Worcester | 101 | 66.89% | 50 | 33.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 51 | 33.77% | 15 |
| Total | 4,167 | 82.61% | 877 | 17.39% | 167 | 3290 | 65.22% | 5,044 | |
Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican
See also
- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1820 United States presidential election
- 1820 United States elections
References
- ^ The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year. Federalist electors cast their vote for Monroe as President, but cast their vote for the Federalist Vice-President candidate
- ^ The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year.
- ^ The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year. Federalist electors cast their vote for Monroe as President, but cast their vote for the Federalist Vice-President candidate
State and district results of the
1820 United States presidential election | ||
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- ^ Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.