The 1828 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams, over the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson. Adams won Maryland by a margin of 0.5%. Also, this was the first time that the winner of the state's popular vote did not vote for the winning Presidential candidate.
Results 1828 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes National Republican John Quincy Adams (incumbent) 25,530 50.96% 6 Democratic Andrew Jackson 24,565 49.03% 5 Totals 45,796 100.0% 11
Results by county +CountyJohn Quincy AdamsNational RepublicanAndrew JacksonDemocraticMarginTotal votescast #%#%#% Allegany74146.40%85653.60% -115 -7.20%1,597 Anne Arundel1,43152.83%1,27547.17% 156 5.66%2,706 Baltimore (City and County)5,91743.38%7,72556.62% -1,808 -13.24%13,642 Calvert53774.79%18125.21% 356 49.58%718 Caroline66655.36%53744.64% 129 10.72%1,203 Cecil1,04148.22%1,11851.78% -77 -3.56%2,159 Charles73957.15%55142.85% 188 14.30%1,290 Dorchester1,06757.03%80442.97% 263 14.06%1,871 Frederick3,63352.91%3,23447.09% 399 5.82%6,867 Harford1,20152.31%1,09547.69% 106 4.62%2,296 Kent54053.95%46146.05% 79 7.90%1,001 Montgomery1,03661.78%64138.22% 395 23.56%1,677 Prince George's73551.69%68748.31% 48 3.38%1,422 Queen Anne's66850.26%66149.74% 7 -0.52%1,329 St. Mary's76167.35%36932.65% 392 34.70%1,130 Somerset1,26562.47%76037.53% 505 24.94%2,025 Talbot81866.02%42133.98% 397 32.04%1,239 Washington1,74345.51%2,08754.49% -344 -8.98%3,830 Worcester99147.35%1,10252.65% -111 -5.30%2,093Total25,53050.96%24,56549.04% 965 1.92%50,095
Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Democratic Alleghany Baltimore Cecil Washington Worcester
Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to National Republican
Anne Arundel Calvert Caroline Charles Dorchester Frederick Harford Kent Montgomery Prince George's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1828 United States presidential election 1828 United States elections
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