The 1832 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
While Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson, by a mere four votes, this is irrelevant because electors were not awarded based on the statewide vote. They were chosen in four district elections. A total of ten electoral votes were allocated, with five going to Clay and three to Jackson, while two electors failed to cast votes. In terms of raw votes cast, Clay's four-vote margin is the smallest between two major candidates in any state in any presidential election in United States history. This is the only time a Democrat won re-election without carrying the state's popular vote either time.
Results 1832 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes National Republican Henry Clay 19,160 50.0052% 5 Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 19,156 49.9948% 3 Totals 38,316 100.0% 8
Results by electoral district 1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 1 – Western (4 Electors)PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes National Republican Henry Clay 8,458 62.398% 4 Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 5,097 37.602% 0 Totals 13,555 100.0% 4
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 2 – Baltimore City (2 Electors)PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 5,025 54.190% 2 National Republican Henry Clay 4,248 45.810% 0 Totals 9,273 100.0% 2
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 3 – Baltimore County (1 Elector)PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 2,198 75.663% 1 Democratic Andrew Jackson and Philip P. Barbour 707 24.337% 0 National Republican Henry Clay 0 0% 0 Totals 2,905 100.0% 1
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 4 – Eastern (3 Electors)PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes National Republican Henry Clay 6,454 51.291% 3 Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 6,129 48.709% 0 Totals 12,583 100.0% 3
Results by county +CountyHenry ClayNational RepublicanAndrew JacksonDemocraticMarginTotal votescast #%#%#% Allegany62443.36%81556.64%19113.27%1439 Anne Arundel90454.56%75345.44% 151 9.11%1657 Baltimore (City and County)424834.88%793065.12% −3682 −30.24%12178 Calvert40160.21%26539.79% 136 20.42%666 Caroline55653.98%47446.02% 82 7.96%1030 Cecil81242.49%109957.51% −287 −15.02%1911 Charles51556.04%40443.96% 111 12.08%919 Dorchester95859.06%66440.94% 294 18.13%1622 Frederick267099.48%140.52% 2656 98.96%2684 Harford89344.08%113355.92% −240 −11.85%2026 Kent44854.50%37445.50% 74 9.00%896 Montgomery71879.16%18920.84% 529 58.32%907 Prince George's64157.64%47142.36% 170 15.29%1122 Queen Anne's56046.51%64453.49% −84 −6.98%1204 St. Mary's62170.89%25529.11% 366 41.78%876 Somerset71960.47%47039.53%24920.94%1189 Talbot62960.25%41539.75%21420.50%1044 Washington136441.40%193158.60% −567 −17.21%3295 Worcester87950.66%85649.34%231.33%1735Total1916050.01%1915649.99%40.01%38316
Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic Harford Queen Anne's
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Republican Worcester
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1832 United States presidential election 1832 United States elections
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