The 1848 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Maryland by a narrow margin of 4.38%.
Results
Results by county +CountyZachary TaylorWhigLewis CassDemocraticMartin Van BurenFree SoilMarginTotal votescast #%#%#%#% Allegany157949.31%162050.59%30.09% -41 -1.28%3202 Anne Arundel169353.17%148646.67%50.16%2076.50%3184 Baltimore (City and County)1300148.61%1366451.09%790.30% -742 -2.18%26744 Calvert43156.27%33543.73%00.00%9612.53%766 Caroline49245.90%58054.10%00.00% -88 -8.21%1072 Carroll176351.22%167248.58%70.20%912.64%3442 Cecil150450.95%144448.92%40.14%602.03%2952 Charles76965.90%39834.10%00.00%37131.79%1167 Dorchester136762.51%82037.49%00.00%54725.01%2187 Frederick315851.26%298348.42%200.32%1752.84%6161 Harford152154.83%125345.17%00.00%2689.66%2774 Kent64558.90%44740.82%30.05%19818.08%1095 Montgomery105757.79%77142.15%10.05%28615.64%1829 Prince George's105158.88%73341.06%10.06%31817.82%1785 Queen Anne's72554.23%61245.77%00.00%1138.45%1337 St. Mary's78865.12%42234.88%00.00%36630.25%1210 Somerset141358.41%100541.5%10.04%40816.87%2419 Talbot70649.51%71950.42%10.07% -13 -0.91%1426 Washington268852.74%243447.51%10.02%25449.6%5123 Worcester135154.45%113045.55%00.00%2218.91%2481Total3770252.10%3452847.72%1290.18%30454.38%72359
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Caroline Talbot
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1848 United States presidential election 1848 United States elections
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