1864 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

1864 United States presidential election in Maryland

← 1860 November 8, 1864 1868 →
Turnout10.61% of the total population Decrease 2.85 pp[1]
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 40,153 32,739
Percentage 55.09% 44.91%

County Results

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

Maryland was won by the National Union candidate incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 10.18%.[2]

This was the last time that a Republican would win Maryland in a presidential election until William McKinley won it in 1896.

Results

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1864 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
National Union Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee 40,153 55.09% 7 100.00%
Democratic George B. McClellan of New Jersey George H. Pendleton of Ohio 32,739 44.91% 0 0.00%
Total 72,892 100.00% 7 100.00%

Results by county

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County Abraham Lincoln

National Union

George B. McClellan

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast [3]

# % # % # %
Allegany 2455 55.23% 1990 44.77% 465 10.46% 4455
Anne Arundel 416 20.90% 1574 79.10% -1158 -58.19% 1990
Baltimore (City) 14978 83.53% 2953 16.47% 12025 67.06% 17931
Baltimore (County) 2402 50.11% 2391 49.89% 11 0.23% 4793
Calvert 62 8.48% 669 91.52% -607 -83.04% 731
Caroline 728 72.95% 270 27.02% 458 45.89% 998
Carroll 2056 52.17% 1885 47.83% 171 4.34% 3941
Cecil 1757 53.62% 1520 46.38% 237 7.23% 3277
Charles 27 2.73% 961 97.27% -934 -94.53% 988
Dorchester 626 31.50% 1361 68.50% -735 -36.99% 1987
Frederick 3553 60.68% 2302 39.32% 1251 21.37% 5885
Harford 1259 43.28% 1650 56.72% -391 -13.44% 2909
Howard 579 42.67% 778 57.33% -199 -14.66% 1357
Kent 413 24.55% 1269 75.45% -856 -50.89% 1682
Montgomery 496 24.34% 1542 75.66% -1046 -51.32% 2038
Prince George's 197 11.28% 1550 88.72% -1353 -77.45% 1747
Queen Anne's 384 20.58% 1482 79.42% -1098 -58.84% 1866
St. Mary's 99 9.12% 986 90.88% -887 -81.75% 1085
Somerset 644 23.38% 2110 76.62% -1466 -53.23% 2754
Talbot 578 68.40% 267 31.60% 311 36.80% 845
Washington 2980 68.01% 1402 31.99% 1578 36.01% 4382
Worcester 664 30.60% 1506 69.40% -842 -38.80% 2170
Total 40153 55.09% 32739 44.91% 7414 10.18% 72892

Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Constitutional Union to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1880 Presidential Election Results Maryland Total Population Turnout".
  2. ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
  3. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.