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.
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 County Results
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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.[1]
Results
edit| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts | Charles G. Dawes | Republican | 8[2] | 162,414 | 45.29% |
| John W. Davis | Charles W. Bryan | Democratic | 0 | 148,072 | 41.29% |
| Robert M. La Follette | Burton K. Wheeler | Progressive | 0 | 47,157 | 13.15% |
| Frank Tetes Johns | Verne L. Reynolds | Labor | 0 | 987 | 0.28% |
Results by county
edit| County | John Calvin Coolidge Republican |
John William Davis Democratic |
Robert Marion La Follette Sr. Progressive |
Frank Tetes Johns Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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% | 9,778 |
| Totals | 162,414 | 45.29% | 148,072 | 41.29% | 47,157 | 13.15% | 987 | 0.28% | 14,342 | 4.00% | 358,630 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "1924 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1925 pp. 203-206 ‘General Election November 4, 1924’