See main article: 1796 United States presidential election.
| 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.
| Party | Home State | Popular Vote | ElectoralVote[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | |||||
| John Adams | Federalist | Massachusetts | 7,029 | 51.99% | 7 | |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 6,490 | 48.01% | 4 | |
| Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | South Carolina | - | - | 4 | |
| Aaron Burr | Democratic-Republican | New York | - | - | 3 | |
| John Henry | Federalist | Maryland | - | - | 2 | |
| Total | 13,519 | 100.00% | 20 | |||
| John AdamsFederalist | Thomas JeffersonDemocratic-Republican | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Electors | % | Electors | % | |||||||||
| 1 | 519 | 75.22% | 1 | 171 | 24.78% | 0 | 348 | 50.43% | 690 | ||||
| 2 | 1,412 | 55.68% | 1 | 1,124 | 44.32% | 1 | 288 | 11.36% | 2,536 | ||||
| 3 | 1,121 | 58.48% | 1 | 796 | 41.52% | 0 | 325 | 16.95% | 1,917 | ||||
| 4 | 1,344 | 50.07% | 1 | 1,340 | 49.93% | 0 | 4 | 0.15% | 2,684 | ||||
| 5 | 322 | 27.85% | 0 | 834 | 72.15% | 1 | -512 | -44.29% | 1,156 | ||||
| 6 | 551 | 40.85% | 0 | 798 | 59.15% | 1 | -247 | -18.31% | 1,349 | ||||
| 7 | 280 | 24.01% | 0 | 886 | 75.99% | 1 | -606 | -51.97% | 1,166 | ||||
| 8 | 672 | 60.05% | 1 | 447 | 39.95% | 0 | 225 | 20.11% | 1,119 | ||||
| 9 | 651 | 87.38% | 1 | 94 | 12.62% | 0 | 557 | 74.77% | 745 | ||||
| 10 | 157 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 157 | 100.00% | 157 | ||||
| Total | 7,029 | 51.99% | 7 | 6,490 | 48.01% | 4 | 539 | 3.98% | 13,519 | ||||
| John AdamsFederalist | Thomas JeffersonDemocratic-Republican | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||
| Allegany | 646 | 99.54% | 3 | 0.46% | 643 | 99.08% | 649 | ||
| Anne Arundel | 86 | 22.05% | 304 | 77.95% | -218 | -55.90% | 390 | ||
| Baltimore (City and County) | 740 | 49.43% | 757 | 50.57% | -17 | -1.14% | 1,497 | ||
| Calvert | 224 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 224 | 100.00% | 224 | ||
| Caroline | 69 | 42.59% | 93 | 57.41% | -24 | -14.81% | 162 | ||
| Cecil | 48 | 12.24% | 344 | 87.76% | -296 | -75.51% | 392 | ||
| Charles | 271 | 61.31% | 171 | 38.69% | 100 | 22.62% | 442 | ||
| Dorchester | 582 | 99.83% | 1 | 0.17% | 581 | 99.66% | 583 | ||
| Frederick | 1,121 | 58.48% | 796 | 41.52% | 325 | 16.95% | 1,917 | ||
| Harford | 47 | 7.61% | 571 | 92.39% | -524 | -84.79% | 618 | ||
| Kent | 232 | 29.97% | 542 | 70.03% | -310 | -40.05% | 774 | ||
| Montgomery | 943 | 71.98% | 367 | 28.02% | 576 | 43.97% | 1,310 | ||
| Prince George's | 469 | 37.94% | 767 | 62.06% | -298 | -24.11% | 1,236 | ||
| Queen Anne's | 183 | 34.01% | 355 | 65.99% | -172 | -31.97% | 538 | ||
| St. Mary's | 295 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 295 | 100.00% | 295 | ||
| Somerset | 24 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 24 | 100.00% | 24 | ||
| Talbot | 489 | 84.17% | 92 | 15.83% | 397 | 68.33% | 581 | ||
| Washington | 698 | 34.30% | 1,337 | 65.70% | -639 | -31.40% | 2,035 | ||
| Worcester | 133 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 133 | 100.00% | 133 | ||
| Total | 7,029 | 51.99% | 6,490 | 48.01% | 539 | 3.98% | 13,519 | ||