A presidential election was held in Maryland on an unknown date in 1796, as part of the 1796 presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Often, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president and simply cast two votes. Due to this feature, one Maryland elector voted for both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Starting with this election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.
Results
Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in MarylandCountyJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvotes#%#%#% Allegany64699.54%30.46%64399.08%649 Anne Arundel8622.05%30477.95%-218-55.90%390 Baltimore50468.95%22731.05%27737.90%731 Baltimore Town23630.81%53069.19%-294-38.38%766 Calvert266100.00%00.00%266100.00%266 Caroline6942.59%9357.41%-24-14.82%162 Cecil4812.24%34487.76%-296-75.52%392 Charles27161.31%17138.69%10022.62%442 Dorchester58299.83%10.17%58199.66%583 Frederick1,12158.48%79641.52%32516.96%1,917 Harford477.61%57192.39%-524-84.78%618 Kent23229.97%54270.03%-310-40.06%774 Montgomery94371.98%36728.02%57643.96%1,310 Prince George's46938.25%75761.75%-288-23.50%1,226 Queen Anne's18334.01%35565.99%-172-31.98%538 St. Mary's419100.00%00.00%419100.00%419 Somerset24100.00%00.00%24100.00%24 Talbot48984.17%9215.83%39768.34%581 Washington69834.30%1,33765.70%-639-31.40%2,035 Worcester133100.00%00.00%133100.00%133Total7,46653.50%6,49046.50%9767.00%13,956
Results by electoral district +Results by districtDistrictJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal votescast # % Electors #%Electors#% 151975.22%117124.78%034850.43%690 21,41255.68%11,12444.32%128811.36%2,536 31,12158.48%179641.52%032516.95%1,917 41,34450.07%11,34049.93%040.15%2,684 532227.85%083472.15%1 -512 -44.29%1,156 655140.85%079859.15%1 -247 -18.31%1,349 728024.01%088675.99%1 -606 -51.97%1,166 867260.05%144739.95%022520.11%1,119 965187.38%19412.62%055774.77%745 10157100.00%100.00%0157100.00%157Total7,02951.99%76,49048.01%45393.98%13,519
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1796 United States presidential election 1796 United States elections
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