The 1876 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (D–New York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 56.05% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 43.95% of the vote.
Notably, this is the closest any Democrat has come to winning the solidly Republican Garrett County since it was first formed in 1872. This is also the first Presidential election that Garrett County was able to vote in, as it was formed on November 4, 1872.
In this election, Maryland voted 9.09% more Democratic than the nation at-large.
Results
Results by county +CountySamuel J. TildenDemocraticRutherford B. HayesRepublicanPeter CooperGreenbackMarginTotalvotesCast #%#%#%#% Allegany3,30350.66%3,21749.34%00.00%861.32%6,520 Anne Arundel3,13058.23%2,24541.77%00.00%88516.47%5,375 Baltimore (City)32,19959.30%22,05840.62%400.07%10,14118.68%54,297 Baltimore (County)7,30459.36%5,00140.64%00.00%2,30318.72%12,305 Calvert98348.95%1,02551.05%00.00% -42 -2.09%2,008 Caroline1,24953.72%1,07646.28%00.00%1737.44%2,325 Carroll3,30553.25%2,90246.75%00.00%4508.19%6,207 Cecil2,97154.10%2,52145.90%00.00%4508.19%5,492 Charles1,65750.17%1,64649.83%00.00%110.33%3,303 Dorchester2,08253.37%1,81946.63%00.00%2636.74%3,901 Frederick4,97048.58%5,26051.42%00.00% -290 -2.83%10,230 Garrett97849.57%99550.43%00.00% -17 -0.86%1,973 Harford3,02659.59%2,05240.41%00.00%97419.18%5,078 Howard1,64157.94%1,18941.98%20.07%45215.96%2,832 Kent1,93753.48%1,68546.52%00.00%2526.96%3,622 Montgomery2,86557.89%2,08442.11%00.00%78115.78%4,949 Prince George's2,61751.85%2,43048.15%00.00%1873.71%5,047 Queen Anne's2,14959.28%1,47640.72%00.00%67318.57%3,625 St. Mary's1,50249.38%1,54050.62%00.00% -38 1.25%3,042 Somerset1,91451.73%1,78648.27%00.00%1283.46%3,700 Talbot1,81250.06%1,80849.94%00.00%40.11%3,620 Washington4,01950.78%3,88649.10%90.11%1331.68%7,915 Wicomico2,07365.75%1,08034.25%00.00%99331.49%3,153 Worcester2,69369.19%1,19930.81%00.00%1,49438.39%3,892Total91,77956.05%71,98043.95%19,79912.10%163,759
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Alleghany Anne Arundel Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Harford Howard Kent Prince George's Somerset Talbot Washington
Counties that flipped from Liberal Republican to Democratic
Baltimore (city) Baltimore Montgomery Queen Anne's Wicomico Worcester
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1876 United States presidential election 1876 United States elections
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