See main article: 1788–89 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1792 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1792 |
| Election Date: | January 7, 1789 |
| Image1: | Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg |
| Nominee1: | George Washington |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Home State1: | Virginia |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,596 |
| Percentage1: | 71.07% |
| Nominee2: | George Washington |
| Party2: | Anti-Federalist |
| Color2: | 008000 |
| Home State2: | Virginia |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,278 |
| Percentage2: | 28.93% |
| Image4: | Robert Hanson Harrison (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee4: | Robert H. Harrison |
| Party4: | Federalist Party |
| Home State4: | Maryland |
| Electoral Vote4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | - |
| Percentage4: | - |
| Map Size: | 375px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Office established |
| After Election: | George Washington |
| After Party: | Independent (United States) |
| Nominee5: | George Clinton |
| Party5: | Anti-Federalist |
| Popular Vote5: | - |
| Percentage5: | - |
| Electoral Vote5: | 0 |
| Image5: | George_Clinton_by_Ezra_Ames_(full_portrait).jpg |
| Home State5: | New York |
| Colour5: | 008000 |
The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, 2 electors would not vote.
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.[1] 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.[2]
All electors were pledged to Washington, but there was a Federalist slate which supported Robert Hanson Harrison for vice president and an Anti-Federalist slate which supported George Clinton for vice president. Additionally, there were two electors supported by both parties. Maryland chose the Federalist electors over the Anti-Federalist electors by a large margin. John Rogers, the highest elector supported by both parties, received 7,665. The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes.[3] [4]
| 1788-1789 United States presidential election in Maryland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Independent | George Washington | 7,874 | 100% | 6 | |
| Totals | 7,874 | 100.0% | 6 | ||
| Margin | Total Votes Cast[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Vice President | Robert HarrisonFederalist | George ClintonAnti-Federalist | ||||||
| County | % | % | % | |||||
| Anne Arundel | 246 | 30.87% | 551 | 69.13% | -305 | -38.27% | 797 | |
| Baltimore (City and County) | 643 | 38.16% | 1,042 | 61.84% | -499 | -23.68% | 1,685 | |
| Calvert | 168 | 62.92% | 99 | 37.08% | 69 | 25.84% | 267 | |
| Caroline | 128 | 99.22% | 1 | 0.78% | 127 | 98.45% | 129 | |
| Cecil | 519 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 519 | 100.00% | 519 | |
| Charles | 152 | 91.02% | 15 | 8.98% | 137 | 82.04% | 167 | |
| Dorchester | 114 | 62.64% | 68 | 37.36% | 46 | 25.27% | 182 | |
| Frederick | 790 | 99.62% | 3 | 0.38% | 787 | 99.24% | 793 | |
| Harford | 439 | 64.56% | 241 | 35.44% | 198 | 29.12% | 680 | |
| Kent | 209 | 79.77% | 53 | 20.23% | 156 | 59.54% | 262 | |
| Montgomery | 321 | 87.95% | 44 | 12.05% | 277 | 75.89% | 365 | |
| Prince George's | 273 | 52.91% | 243 | 47.09% | 30 | 5.81% | 516 | |
| Queen Anne's | 51 | 51.00% | 49 | 49.00% | 2 | 2.00% | 100 | |
| St. Mary's | 100 | 71.94% | 39 | 28.06% | 61 | 43.88% | 139 | |
| Somerset | 212 | 99.07% | 2 | 0.93% | 210 | 98.13% | 214 | |
| Talbot | 254 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 254 | 100.00% | 254 | |
| Washington | 1,164 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1164 | 100.00% | 1,164 | |
| Worcester | 154 | 66.38% | 78 | 33.62% | 76 | 32.76% | 232 | |
| Total | 5,937 | 70.13% | 2,528 | 29.87% | 3,409 | 40.26% | 8,465 | |