1844 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1844 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

November 1 - December 4, 1844


Nominee	Henry Clay	James K. Polk
Party	Whig	Democratic
Home state	Kentucky	Tennessee
Running mate	Theodore Frelinghuysen	George M. Dallas
Electoral vote	8	0
Popular vote	35,984	32,706
Percentage	52.39%	47.61%

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John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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Question P

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Maryland by a margin of 4.78%.

With 52.39% of the popular vote, Maryland would prove to be Henry Clay's fifth strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky and North Carolina.[1]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	35,984	52.39%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	32,706	47.61%	0	0.00%
Total				68,690	100.00%	8	100.00%

References

"1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
"1844 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

State and district results of the 1844 United States presidential election
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