United States presidential elections in Maryland


Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maryland, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Maryland has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1860Abraham Lincoln2,2942.5Stephen A. Douglas5,9666.4John C. Breckinridge42,48245.9John Bell41,76045.18

Elections from 1828 to 1856

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
1856James Buchanan39,12345.04John C. Frémont2850.33Millard Fillmore47,45254.638
1852Franklin Pierce40,02253.28Winfield Scott35,07746.69John P. Hale210.038
1848Zachary Taylor37,70252.10Lewis Cass34,52847.72Martin Van Buren1290.188
1844James K. Polk32,70647.61Henry Clay35,98452.39-8
1840William Henry Harrison33,52853.83Martin Van Buren28,75246.17-10
1836Martin Van Buren22,26746.27William Henry Harrison25,85253.73various10
1832Andrew Jackson19,15649.99Henry Clay19,16050.01William Wirtno ballots10Electoral vote split five for Clay to three for Jackson, with two votes withheld.
1828Andrew Jackson22,78249.75John Quincy Adams23,01450.25-11Electoral vote split six for Adams to five for Jackson.

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1824Andrew Jackson14,52343.73John Quincy Adams14,63244.05Henry Clay6952.09William H. Crawford3,36410.13Electoral vote split, seven for Jackson, three for Adams, and one for Crawford.

Elections from 1788-89 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of Maryland's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.
YearWinner Loser Electoral
Votes		Notes
1820James Monroe-11Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816James MonroeRufus King8
1812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton11Electoral vote split, 6 for Madison, 5 for Clinton.
1808James MadisonCharles C. Pinckney11Electoral vote split, nine for Madison and 2 for Pinckney.
1804Thomas JeffersonCharles C. Pinckney11Electoral vote split, eleven for Jefferson, two for Pinckney.
1800Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams10Electoral vote split, five for Jefferson, five for Adams.
1796John AdamsThomas Jefferson11Electoral vote split, seven for Adams, four for Jefferson.
1792George Washington-8Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89George Washington-6Washington effectively ran unopposed.