The 1924 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Maryland was won by the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
In this election, Maryland voted 21.22% more Democratic than the nation at large, or an 8 percent bigger differential than in 1920.
Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Calvin Coolidge of MassachusettsCharles G. DawesRepublican8162,41445.29%John W. DavisCharles W. BryanDemocratic0148,07241.29%Robert M. La FolletteBurton K. WheelerProgressive047,15713.15%Frank Tetes JohnsVerne L. ReynoldsLabor09870.28%
Results by county CountyCalvin CoolidgeRepublicanJohn W. DavisDemocraticRobert M. La Follette Sr.ProgressiveFrank T. JohnsLaborMarginTotal votescastMaryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1925 pp. 203-206 ‘General Election November 4, 1924’#%#%#%#%#% Allegany 9,042 55.24% 4,442 27.14% 2,822 17.24% 64 0.39% 4,600 28.10% 16,370 Anne Arundel 3,670 44.46% 3,766 45.62% 758 9.18% 61 0.74% -96 -1.16% 8,255 Baltimore 9,383 43.32% 9,424 43.51% 2,824 13.04% 30 0.14% -41 -0.19% 21,661 Baltimore City 69,588 42.63% 60,222 36.89% 32,958 20.19% 484 0.30% 9,366 5.74% 163,252 Calvert 1,564 54.06% 1,242 42.93% 84 2.90% 3 0.10% 322 11.13% 2,893 Caroline 2,210 45.21% 2,493 51.00% 165 3.38% 20 0.41% -283 -5.79% 4,888 Carroll 5,301 51.65% 4,616 44.98% 320 3.12% 26 0.25% 685 6.67% 10,263 Cecil 3,156 50.37% 2,863 45.69% 213 3.40% 34 0.54% 293 4.68% 6,266 Charles 2,215 56.59% 1,491 38.09% 177 4.52% 31 0.79% 724 18.50% 3,914 Dorchester 3,356 50.76% 3,047 46.08% 203 3.07% 6 0.09% 309 4.67% 6,612 Frederick 8,441 49.35% 7,740 45.25% 903 5.28% 22 0.13% 701 4.10% 17,106 Garrett 2,594 61.79% 1,226 29.20% 373 8.89% 5 0.12% 1,368 32.59% 4,198 Harford 3,545 45.69% 3,841 49.51% 355 4.58% 17 0.22% -296 -3.82% 7,758 Howard 1,989 38.48% 2,786 53.90% 382 7.39% 12 0.23% -797 -15.42% 5,169 Kent 2,019 42.51% 2,628 55.34% 94 1.98% 8 0.17% -609 -12.82% 4,749 Montgomery 5,675 44.01% 6,639 51.49% 557 4.32% 23 0.18% -964 -7.48% 12,894 Prince George's 5,868 46.98% 5,088 40.74% 1,477 11.83% 57 0.46% 780 6.24% 12,490 Queen Anne's 1,656 33.74% 3,155 64.28% 82 1.67% 15 0.31% -1,499 -30.54% 4,908 St. Mary's 1,653 44.64% 1,949 52.63% 93 2.51% 8 0.22% -296 -7.99% 3,703 Somerset 3,230 51.19% 2,903 46.01% 152 2.41% 25 0.40% 327 5.18% 6,310 Talbot 2,451 44.66% 2,859 52.10% 176 3.21% 2 0.04% -408 -7.43% 5,488 Washington 7,460 54.21% 4,620 33.57% 1,654 12.02% 28 0.20% 2,840 20.64% 13,762 Wicomico 2,604 43.82% 3,068 51.62% 269 4.53% 2 0.03% -464 -7.81% 5,943 Worcester 3,744 38.29% 5,964 60.99% 66 0.67% 4 0.04% -2,220 -22.70% 9,778Totals162,41445.29%148,07241.29%47,15713.15%9870.28%14,3424.00%358,630
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Harford Howard St. Mary's
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cecil
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1924 United States presidential election 1924 United States elections
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