1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland explained

Only three of the eight Maryland incumbents were re-elected.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
George DentFederalist1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
nowrap John Campbell (Federalist) 76.6%
Frances Digges (Democratic-Republican) 23.4%
John C. ThomasFederalist1798Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Richard Sprigg, Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 65.0%
John C. Thomas (Federalist) 35.0%
William CraikFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold
nowrap Thomas Plater (Federalist) 53.1%
Patrick Magruder (Democratic-Republican) 46.9%
George Baer, Jr.Federalist1796Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 57.4%
Eli Williams (Federalist) 42.6%
Samuel SmithDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Samuel Smith[1] (Democratic-Republican)
Charles Ridgely (Federalist)
Gabriel ChristieDemocratic-Republican1792
1794 (Lost)
1798
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap John Archer (Democratic-Republican) 95.7%
John Carlisle (Federalist) 3.9%
Philip Thomas (Federalist) 0.4%
Joseph H. NicholsonDemocratic-Republican1798 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Joseph H. Nicholson (Democratic-Republican) 99.7%
Solomon Jones 0.3%
John DennisFederalist1796Incumbent re-elected.nowrap John Dennis (Federalist) 89.4%
William Polk (Democratic-Republican) 10.6%

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Notes and References

  1. Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data