The 1840 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren, by a margin of 7.66%. As of 2020, this remains the only time in history that an incumbent Democratic president who served a full term has failed to carry any of Maryland's electoral votes in a reelection bid.
This was the first presidential election that Carroll County was able to vote in.
Results
Results by county +CountyWilliam Henry HarrisonWhigMartin Van BurenDemocraticMarginTotal votescast #%#%#% Allegany127153.76%109346.24%1787.53%2364 Anne Arundel160453.68%138446.32%2207.36%2988 Baltimore (City and County)923748.15%994651.85% -709 -3.70%19183 Calvert49460.32%32539.68%16920.64%819 Caroline68756.22%53543.78%15212.44%1222 Carroll155449.12%161050.88% -56 -1.77%3164 Cecil144852.43%131447.57% 1344.85%3164 Charles84162.62%50237.38%33925.24%1343 Dorchester138162.21%83937.79%54224.41%2220 Frederick295853.00%262347.00%3356.00%5581 Harford134251.81%124848.19%943.62%2590 Kent67958.79%47641.21%20317.58%1155 Montgomery109962.30%66537.70%43424.60%1764 Prince George's101762.55%60937.45%40825.09%1626 Queen Anne's77854.07%66145.93%1178.13%1439 St. Mary's89568.32%41531.68%48036.64%1310 Somerset151664.24%84435.76%67228.47%2360 Talbot74952.34%68247.66%674.68%1431 Washington248452.03%229047.97%1944.06%4774 Worcester149468.38%69131.62%80336.75%2185Total33,52853.83%28,75246.17%4,7767.66%62,280
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Cecil
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1840 United States presidential election 1840 United States elections
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