The 1816 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1816, as part of the 1816 presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, 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.
Starting with the 1796 United States presidential 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
edit| Presidential
candidate |
Party | Home State | Popular Vote | Electoral
Vote[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | ||||
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 7,503 | 70.00% | 8 |
| Rufus King | Federalist | New York | 3,126 | 29.16% | 0[Note 2] |
| Unpledged electors | None | Maryland | 90 | 0.84% | 0 |
| Total | 10,719 | 100.00% | 11 | ||
Results by electoral district
edit| District | James Monroe
Democratic-Republican |
Rufus King
Federalist |
Other | Margin | Total
Votes Cast [2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | ||
| 1 | 2[a] | 0.74% | 0 | 270 | 99.26% | 1[Note 3] | no candidates | -268 | -98.52% | 272 | ||
| 2 | 523[a] | 73.66% | 1 | 184[b] | 25.92% | 0 | 3[c] | 0.42% | 0 | 336 | 47.32% | 710 |
| 3[d] | 1,440 | 98.97% | 2 | 13[e] | 0.89% | 0 | 2[f] | 0.14% | 0 | 1,425 | 97.94% | 1,455 |
| 4[d] | 1,855 | 96.06% | 2 | no candidates | 76[g] | 3.94% | 0 | 1,779 | 92.12% | 1,931 | ||
| 5 | 693 | 100.00% | 1 | no candidates | no candidates | 693 | 100.00% | 693 | ||||
| 6 | 938 | 67.87% | 1 | 435 | 31.47% | 0 | 9 | 0.66% | 0 | 490 | 35.74% | 1,382 |
| 7 | 750[h] | 100.00% | 1 | no candidates | no candidates | 750 | 100.00% | 750 | ||||
| 8 | 1,272 | 48.73% | 0 | 1,338 | 51.27% | 1[Note 4] | no candidates | -66 | -2.54% | 2,610 | ||
| 9 | 30[i] | 3.28% | 0 | 886 | 96.72% | 1[Note 5] | no candidates | -856 | -93.44% | 916 | ||
| Total | 7,503 | 70.00% | 8 | 3,126 | 29.16% | 0[Note 6] | 90 | 0.84% | 0 | 954 | 3.60% | 10,719 |
Results by county
edit| County | James Monroe
Democratic-Republican |
Rufus King
Federalist |
Other | Margin | Total
Votes Cast [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 217 | 89.67% | 25 | 10.33% | 0 | 0% | 192 | 79.34% | 242 |
| Anne Arundel | 475 | 98.96% | 5 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 | 97.92% | 480 |
| Baltimore (City and County) | 1,637 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 1,637 | 100.00% | 1,637 |
| Calvert | 242 | 40.40% | 357 | 59.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -115 | -19.20% | 599 |
| Caroline | 446 | 43.18% | 587 | 56.82% | 0 | 0.00% | -141 | -13.64% | 1,033 |
| Cecil | 448 | 52.09% | 412 | 47.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 4.18% | 860 |
| Charles | 1 | 0.85% | 117 | 99.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -116 | -98.30% | 118 |
| Dorchester | 266 | 43.68% | 343 | 56.32% | 0 | 0.00% | -77 | -12.64% | 609 |
| Frederick | 922 | 96.34% | 35 | 3.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 887 | 92.68% | 957 |
| Harford | 490 | 95.52% | 23 | 4.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 437 | 91.04% | 513 |
| Kent | 308 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 308 | 100.00% | 308 |
| Montgomery | 96 | 92.31% | 8 | 7.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 88 | 84.62% | 969 |
| Prince George's | 308 | 65.12% | 165 | 34.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 143 | 30.24% | 473 |
| Queen Anne's | 372 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0% | 372 | 100.00% | 372 |
| St. Mary's | 0 | 0.00% | 99 | 100.00% | 0 | 0% | -99 | -100.00% | 99 |
| Somerset | 12 | 3.64% | 318 | 96.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -306 | -92.72% | 330 |
| Talbot | 561 | 46.33% | 650 | 53.67% | 0 | 0.00% | -89 | -7.34% | 1,211 |
| Washington | 717 | 99.45% | 4 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 713 | 98.90% | 721 |
| Worcester | 15 | 4.40% | 326 | 95.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -311 | -91.20% | 341 |
| Total | 5,994 | 57.11% | 4,502 | 42.89% | 1,492 | 14.22% | 10,446 | ||
Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 2 elector candidates
- ^ In this district the King vote was split between 3 elector candidates
- ^ 3 Unpledged electors ran in this district
- ^ a b Elector candidates in this district ran on a general ticket. Best-performing elector used.
- ^ Despite each person in the district being able to vote for 2 elector candidates, 4 King elector candidates ran
- ^ 2 tickets of unpledged electors ran
- ^ Several tickets of unpledged electors ran in this district
- ^ In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 5 elector candidates
- ^ In this district, the Monroe vote was split between 4 elector candidates
References
edit- ^ While Maryland had 11 electors, only the 8 that were for James Monroe actually cast their votes. The 3 for Rufus King did not.
- ^ While Maryland had 11 electors, only the 8 that were for James Monroe actually cast their votes. The 3 for Rufus King did not.
- ^ This elector did not actually cast his vote.
- ^ This elector did not actually cast his vote.
- ^ This elector did not actually cast his vote.
- ^ None of the electors for Rufus King actually cast their vote.
- ^ Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.