The 1872 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Maryland was won by the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri. Greely and Brown defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts.
Greeley won the state by a narrow margin of 0.68%. However, he died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Maryland's eight electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.
In this election, Maryland voted 12.49% more Democratic than the nation at-large.
Results
Results by county +CountyHorace GreeleyLiberal RepublicanUlysses S. GrantRepublicanOtherMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#% Allegany269544.95%330155.05%00.00% -606 -10.11%5996 Anne Arundel224946.90%254653.10%00.00% -297 -6.19%4795 Baltimore (City)2469455.85%1952244.15%00.00%517211.70%44216 Baltimore (County)417352.51%377447.49%00.00%3995.02%7947 Calvert69239.27%107060.73%00.00% -378 -21.45%1762 Caroline103648.32%110851.68%00.00% -72 3.36%2144 Carroll250549.19%258750.81%00.00% -82 -1.61%5092 Cecil210345.23%254754.77%00.00% -444 9.55%4650 Charles120043.00%159157.00%00.00% -391 -14.01%2791 Dorchester175548.66%185251.34%00.00% -97 -2.69%3607 Frederick406543.94%518656.06%00.00% -1121 -12.12%9251 Harford195548.01%217751.99%00.00% -162 -3.98%4072 Howard119647.74%130952.26%00.00% -113 -4.51%2505 Kent162349.47%165850.53%00.00% -35 -1.07%3281 Montgomery212152.11%194947.89%00.00%1724.23%4070 Prince George's163141.87%226458.13%00.00% -633 -16.25%3895 Queen Anne's180452.17%165447.83%00.00%1504.34%3458 St. Mary's113942.28%153657.02%190.71% -397 -14.74%2694 Somerset112240.99%161550.91%00.00% -493 -18.01%2737 Talbot152147.77%166352.23%00.00% -142 -4.46%3184 Washington320446.38%366453.04%400.58% -460 -6.66%6908 Wicomico147057.62%108142.38%00.00%38915.25%2551 Worcester173459.79%116640.21%00.00%56819.59%2900Total6768750.34%6676049.66%59134447
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Alleghany Anne Arundel Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Harford Howard Kent Prince George's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Liberal Republican
Baltimore (city) Baltimore Montgomery Queen Anne's Wicomico Worcester
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States elections
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