1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland explained

Maryland gained 1 seat in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Rather than increasing the number of districts, however, Maryland made the a plural district with 2 seats.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[1]
John CampbellFederalist1801Incumbent re-elected.nowrap John Campbell (Federalist) 79.5%
William Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 20.5%
Walter BowieDemocratic-Republican1802 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Walter Bowie (Democratic-Republican) 99.5%
Others 0.5%
Thomas PlaterFederalist1801Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Thomas Plater (Federalist) 51.9%
Patrick Magruder (Democratic-Republican) 41.7%
Richard Wooten (Federalist) 6.4%
Daniel HiesterDemocratic-Republican1788 (Pennsylvania)
1801
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 60.0%
Eli Williams (Federalist) 40.0%

Samuel SmithDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent retired to run for Senate.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Nicholas R. Moore (Democratic-Republican) 53.8%
William McCreery (Democratic-Republican) 38.3%
George Buchanan (Federalist) 7.8%
None (Seat created)New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
John ArcherDemocratic-Republican1801Incumbent re-elected.nowrap John Archer (Democratic-Republican) 100.0%
Joseph H. NicholsonDemocratic-Republican1798 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Joseph H. Nicholson (Democratic-Republican) 99.6%
Others 0.4%
John DennisFederalist1796Incumbent re-elected.nowrap John Dennis (Federalist) 94.9%
Joshua Prideaux (Democratic-Republican) 3.4%
Samuel Heath 1.1%
Others 0.7%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed