The 1852 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 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 Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Maryland by a margin of 6.59%. This was the first presidential election in which Maryland voted Democratic. In addition, in 1851, Baltimore became an independent city, and had its election results calculated separately from Baltimore County for the first time. Also, Howard County voted for president for the first time in its history.
Results
Results by county +CountyFranklin PierceDemocraticWinfield ScottWhigJohn P. HaleFree SoilMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#% Allegany162050.59%157949.31%30.09%411.28%3202 Anne Arundel148646.67%169353.17%50.16% -207 -6.50%3184 Baltimore (City)1099551.04%1047448.62%720.33%5212.42%21541 Baltimore (County)266951.30%252748.57%70.13%1422.73%5203 Calvert33443.73%43156.27%00.00% -96 -12.53%766 Caroline58054.10%49245.90%00.00%888.21%1072 Carroll167248.58%176351.22%70.20% -91 -2.64%3442 Cecil144448.92%150450.95%40.14% -60 -2.03%2952 Charles39834.10%76965.90%00.00% -371 -31.80%1167 Dorchester82037.49%136762.51%00.00% -547 -25.01%2187 Frederick298348.42%315851.26%200.32% -175 -2.84%6161 Harford125345.17%152154.83%00.00% -268 -9.66%2774 Howard62552.30%57047.70%00.00% 55 4.60%1195 Kent44740.82%64558.90%30.27% -198 18.08%1095 Montgomery77142.15%105757.79%10.05% -286 -15.64%1829 Prince George's73341.06%105158.88%10.06% -318 -17.82%1785 Queen Anne's61245.77%72554.23%00.00% -113 -8.45%1337 St. Mary's42234.88%78865.12%00.00% -366 -30.25%1210 Somerset100541.55%141358.41%10.04% -408 -16.87%2419 Talbot71950.42%70649.51%10.02%130.91%1426 Washington243447.51%268852.74%10.02% -254 -4.96%5123 Worcester113045.55%135154.45%00.00% -221 -8.91%2481Total4002253.28%3507746.69%210.03%49456.59%75120
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1852 United States presidential election 1852 United States elections
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