See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| Image1: | John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Breckenridge |
| Party1: | Southern Democratic (United States) |
| Home State1: | Kentucky |
| Running Mate1: | Joseph Lane |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 42,482 |
| Percentage1: | 45.93% |
| Nominee2: | John Bell |
| Party2: | Constitutional Union Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate2: | Edward Everett |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 41,760 |
| Percentage2: | 45.14% |
| Image3: | Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png |
| Nominee3: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,966 |
| Percentage3: | 6.45% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1860 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate the 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a narrow margin of 0.79%.
Despite coming in a distant fourth place with 2,294 votes Abraham Lincoln did receive over 2,000 more votes than John C. Frémont received in 1856 and would later win the state in 1864 with 55% of the vote.
| John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic | John BellConstitutional Union | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | Abraham LincolnRepublican | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allegany | 979 | 23.17% | 1,521 | 36.00% | 1,203 | 28.47% | 522 | 12.36% | -318 | -7.53% | 4,225 | ||||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 1,017 | 47.11% | 1,041 | 48.22% | 98 | 4.54% | 3 | 0.14% | -24 | -1.11% | 2,159 | ||||||||||||
| Baltimore (City) | 14,956 | 49.61% | 12,604 | 41.81% | 1,503 | 4.99% | 1,083 | 3.59% | 2,352 | 7.80% | 30,146 | ||||||||||||
| Baltimore (County) | 3,305 | 46.04% | 3,388 | 47.19% | 449 | 6.25% | 37 | 0.52% | -83 | -1.15% | 7,179 | ||||||||||||
| Calvert | 386 | 46.56% | 399 | 48.13% | 43 | 5.19% | 1 | 0.12% | -13 | -1.57% | 829 | ||||||||||||
| Caroline | 616 | 42.75% | 712 | 49.44% | 100 | 6.94% | 12 | 0.83% | -96 | -6.69% | 1,440 | ||||||||||||
| Carroll | 1,791 | 39.94% | 2,295 | 51.18% | 339 | 7.56% | 59 | 1.32% | -504 | -11.24% | 4,484 | ||||||||||||
| Cecil | 1,506 | 39.13% | 1,792 | 46.56% | 393 | 10.21% | 158 | 4.10% | -286 | -7.43% | 3,849 | ||||||||||||
| Charles | 723 | 60.40% | 430 | 35.92% | 38 | 3.17% | 6 | 0.50% | 293 | 24.48% | 1,197 | ||||||||||||
| Dorchester | 1,176 | 46.91% | 1,265 | 50.46% | 31 | 1.24% | 35 | 1.40% | -89 | -3.55% | 2,507 | ||||||||||||
| Frederick | 3,167 | 43.20% | 3,616 | 49.32% | 445 | 6.07% | 103 | 1.40% | -449 | -6.12% | 7,331 | ||||||||||||
| Harford | 1,527 | 42.99% | 1,862 | 52.42% | 82 | 2.31% | 81 | 2.28% | -335 | -9.43% | 3,552 | ||||||||||||
| Howard | 530 | 34.19% | 830 | 53.55% | 189 | 12.19% | 1 | 0.06% | -300 | -19.36% | 1,550 | ||||||||||||
| Kent | 694 | 41.76% | 852 | 51.26% | 74 | 4.45% | 42 | 2.53% | -158 | -9.50% | 1,662 | ||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 1,125 | 46.32% | 1,155 | 47.55% | 99 | 4.08% | 50 | 2.06% | -30 | -1.23% | 2,429 | ||||||||||||
| Prince George's | 1,048 | 53.01% | 885 | 44.76% | 43 | 2.18% | 1 | 0.05% | 163 | 8.25% | 1,977 | ||||||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 879 | 46.91% | 908 | 48.45% | 87 | 4.64% | 0 | 0.00% | -29 | -1.54% | 1,874 | ||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 920 | 67.06% | 261 | 19.02% | 190 | 13.85% | 1 | 0.07% | 659 | 48.04% | 1,372 | ||||||||||||
| Somerset | 1,339 | 45.14% | 1,536 | 51.79% | 89 | 3.00% | 2 | 0.07% | -197 | -6.65% | 2,966 | ||||||||||||
| Talbot | 898 | 50.14% | 793 | 44.28% | 98 | 5.47% | 2 | 0.11% | 105 | 5.86% | 1,791 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 2,475 | 45.66% | 2,567 | 47.36% | 283 | 5.22% | 95 | 1.75% | -92 | -1.70% | 5,420 | ||||||||||||
| Worcester | 1,425 | 55.60% | 1,048 | 40.89% | 90 | 3.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 377 | 14.71% | 2,563 | ||||||||||||
| Totals: | 42,482 | 45.93% | 41,760 | 45.14% | 5,966 | 6.45% | 2,294 | 2.40% | 722 | 0.79% | 92,502 | ||||||||||||