See main article: 1896 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1896 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Maryland (pre-1904).png |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Image1: | William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William McKinley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Ohio |
| Running Mate1: | Garret Hobart |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,959 |
| Percentage1: | 54.73% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | Arthur Sewall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 104,150 |
| Percentage2: | 41.62% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William McKinley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1896 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. States voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Maryland was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate Arthur Sewall. McKinley won the state by a margin of 13.11%.
This was the first time that a Republican presidential candidate won Maryland since Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and the Democrats would not win the state's popular vote until Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
In this election, Maryland voted 8.8% more Republican than the nation at-large.[1]
Bryan would lose Maryland to McKinley again four years later. In 1908, he would lose the popular vote to William Howard Taft but would win the electoral vote.
| 1896 United States presidential election in Maryland[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | William McKinley | 136,959 | 54.73% | 8 | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 101,763 | 40.67% | 0 | ||
| Populist | William Jennings Bryan | 2,387 | 0.95% | 0 | ||
| Total | William Jennings Bryan | 104,150 | 41.62% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 5,918 | 2.36% | 0 | ||
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 2,499 | 1.00% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Charles H. Matchett | 587 | 0.23% | 0 | ||
| National Prohibition | Charles E. Bentley | 136 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 250,249 | 100.00% | 8 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||
| County | William McKinley Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Joshua Levering Prohibition | John McAuley Palmer National Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegany | 5,464 | 56.45% | 3,907 | 40.36% | 236 | 2.44% | 57 | 0.59% | 16 | 0.17% | 1,557 | 16.08% | 9,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 4,030 | 54.88% | 3,145 | 42.83% | 115 | 1.57% | 48 | 0.65% | 5 | 0.07% | 885 | 12.05% | 7,343 | ||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 9,211 | 53.59% | 7,110 | 41.37% | 512 | 2.98% | 280 | 1.63% | 75 | 0.44% | 2,101 | 12.22% | 17,188 | ||||||||||||||
| Baltimore City | 61,965 | 58.13% | 40,859 | 38.33% | 1,903 | 1.79% | 1,350 | 1.27% | 524 | 0.49% | 21,106 | 19.80% | 106,601 | ||||||||||||||
| Calvert | 1,294 | 57.95% | 881 | 39.45% | 49 | 2.19% | 6 | 0.27% | 3 | 0.13% | 413 | 18.50% | 2,233 | ||||||||||||||
| Caroline | 1,686 | 48.45% | 1,651 | 47.44% | 110 | 3.16% | 25 | 0.72% | 8 | 0.23% | 35 | 1.01% | 3,480 | ||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 4,047 | 49.72% | 3,841 | 47.19% | 209 | 2.57% | 35 | 0.43% | 8 | 0.10% | 206 | 2.53% | 8,140 | ||||||||||||||
| Cecil | 3,128 | 50.21% | 2,908 | 46.68% | 99 | 1.59% | 88 | 1.41% | 7 | 0.11% | 220 | 3.53% | 6,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles | 2,117 | 59.99% | 1,372 | 38.88% | 22 | 0.62% | 14 | 0.40% | 4 | 0.11% | 745 | 21.11% | 3,529 | ||||||||||||||
| Dorchester | 3,048 | 52.24% | 2,638 | 45.21% | 127 | 2.18% | 16 | 0.27% | 6 | 0.10% | 410 | 7.03% | 5,835 | ||||||||||||||
| Frederick | 6,352 | 53.20% | 5,214 | 43.67% | 279 | 2.34% | 88 | 0.74% | 7 | 0.06% | 1,138 | 9.53% | 11,940 | ||||||||||||||
| Garrett | 2,058 | 60.67% | 1,277 | 37.65% | 41 | 1.21% | 14 | 0.41% | 2 | 0.06% | 781 | 23.02% | 3,392 | ||||||||||||||
| Harford | 3,374 | 47.49% | 3,360 | 47.29% | 292 | 4.11% | 73 | 1.03% | 6 | 0.08% | 14 | 0.20% | 7,105 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1,981 | 51.19% | 1,786 | 46.15% | 59 | 1.52% | 36 | 0.93% | 8 | 0.21% | 195 | 5.04% | 3,870 | ||||||||||||||
| Kent | 2,399 | 53.73% | 1,980 | 44.34% | 78 | 1.75% | 8 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 9.38% | 4,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 3,219 | 47.02% | 3,456 | 50.48% | 108 | 1.58% | 57 | 0.83% | 6 | 0.09% | -237 | -3.46% | 6,846 | ||||||||||||||
| Prince George's | 3,250 | 55.94% | 2,505 | 43.12% | 25 | 0.43% | 28 | 0.48% | 2 | 0.03% | 745 | 12.82% | 5,810 | ||||||||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 1,917 | 41.53% | 2,516 | 54.51% | 143 | 3.10% | 32 | 0.69% | 8 | 0.17% | -599 | -12.98% | 4,616 | ||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 2,646 | 50.80% | 2,084 | 40.01% | 451 | 8.66% | 15 | 0.29% | 13 | 0.25% | 562 | 10.79% | 5,209 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 2,044 | 57.56% | 1,471 | 41.42% | 19 | 0.54% | 15 | 0.42% | 2 | 0.06% | 573 | 16.14% | 3,551 | ||||||||||||||
| Talbot | 2,542 | 51.50% | 2,189 | 44.35% | 151 | 3.06% | 50 | 1.01% | 4 | 0.08% | 353 | 7.15% | 4,936 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5,428 | 53.57% | 4,382 | 43.24% | 197 | 1.94% | 114 | 1.13% | 12 | 0.12% | 1,046 | 10.32% | 10,133 | ||||||||||||||
| Wicomico | 2,022 | 43.75% | 2,253 | 48.75% | 314 | 6.79% | 30 | 0.65% | 3 | 0.06% | -231 | -5.00% | 4,622 | ||||||||||||||
| Worcester | 1,756 | 42.59% | 1,961 | 47.56% | 379 | 9.19% | 20 | 0.49% | 7 | 0.17% | -205 | -4.97% | 4,123 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 136,978 | 54.60% | 104,746 | 41.75% | 5,918 | 2.36% | 2,499 | 1.00% | 736 | 0.29% | 32,232 | 12.85% | 250,877 | ||||||||||||||