1796 United States presidential election in Maryland explained

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Election Name:1796 United States presidential election in Maryland
Popular Vote4:-
Map Size:375px
President
Before Election:George Washington
Before Party:Independent (United States)
After Election:John Adams
After Party:Federalist Party
Nominee4:Aaron Burr
Party4:Democratic-Republican
Percentage4:-
Popular Vote3:-
Electoral Vote4:3
Image4:Vanderlyn Burr.jpg
Home State4:New York
Colour4:008000
Previous Election:1792 United States presidential election in Maryland
Previous Year:1792
Nominee5:John Henry
Home State5:Maryland
Electoral Vote5:2
Popular Vote5:-
Percentage5:-
Percentage3:-
Electoral Vote3:4
Country:Maryland
Popular Vote1:7,029
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Election:1800 United States presidential election in Maryland
Next Year:1800
Election Date:1796
Image1:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792).jpg
Nominee1:John Adams
Party1:Federalist Party
Home State1:Massachusetts
Electoral Vote1:7
Percentage1: 51.99%
Home State3:South Carolina
Nominee2:Thomas Jefferson
Party2:Democratic-Republican
Color2:008000
Home State2:Virginia
Electoral Vote2:4
Popular Vote2:6,490
Percentage2:48.01%
Image3:Thomas Pinckney.jpg
Nominee3:Thomas Pinckney
Party3:Federalist Party
Party5:Federalist

The 1796 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1796, as part of the 1796 presidential election. Voters chose ten 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. Due to this feature, the elector from the second district, Francis Deakins, cast one vote for both Adams and Jefferson.[1]

Starting with this 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

Presidentialcandidate! rowspan="2"
PartyHome StatePopular VoteElectoralVote[2]
CountPercentage
John AdamsFederalistMassachusetts7,02951.99%7
Thomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanVirginia6,49048.01%4
Thomas PinckneyFederalistSouth Carolina--4
Aaron BurrDemocratic-RepublicanNew York--3
John HenryFederalistMaryland--2
Total13,519100.00%20

Results by electoral district

District! colspan="3"
John AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalVotes

Cast [3]

%Electors%Electors%
151975.22%117124.78%034850.43%690
21,41255.68%11,12444.32%128811.36%2,536
31,12158.48%179641.52%032516.95%1,917
41,34450.07%11,34049.93%040.15%2,684
532227.85%083472.15%1-512-44.29%1,156
655140.85%079859.15%1-247-18.31%1,349
728024.01%088675.99%1-606-51.97%1,166
867260.05%144739.95%022520.11%1,119
965187.38%19412.62%055774.77%745
10157100.00%100.00%0157100.00%157
Total7,02951.99%76,49048.01%45393.98%13,519

Results by county

County! colspan="2"
John AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalVotes

Cast [4]

%%%
Allegany64699.54%30.46%64399.08%649
Anne Arundel8622.05%30477.95%-218-55.90%390
Baltimore (City and County)74049.43%75750.57%-17-1.14%1,497
Calvert224100.00%00.00%224100.00%224
Caroline6942.59%9357.41%-24-14.81%162
Cecil4812.24%34487.76%-296-75.51%392
Charles27161.31%17138.69%10022.62%442
Dorchester58299.83%10.17%58199.66%583
Frederick1,12158.48%79641.52%32516.95%1,917
Harford477.61%57192.39%-524-84.79%618
Kent23229.97%54270.03%-310-40.05%774
Montgomery94371.98%36728.02%57643.97%1,310
Prince George's46937.94%76762.06%-298-24.11%1,236
Queen Anne's18334.01%35565.99%-172-31.97%538
St. Mary's295100.00%00.00%295100.00%295
Somerset24100.00%00.00%24100.00%24
Talbot48984.17%9215.83%39768.33%581
Washington69834.30%1,33765.70%-639-31.40%2,035
Worcester133100.00%00.00%133100.00%133
Total7,02951.99%6,49048.01%5393.98%13,519

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Nation Votes. 2021-12-22. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  2. Book: Petersen, Svend. A statistical history of the American presidential elections.. 1963. Ungar. New York.
  3. Web site: A New Nation Votes. 2021-12-22. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  4. Web site: County Project (WIP). 2021-12-22. Google Docs. en-US.