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The 1848 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Maryland by a narrow margin of 4.38%.
Results
1848 United States presidential election in Maryland[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 37,702 | 52.10% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Lewis Cass of Tennessee | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 34,528 | 47.72% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 129 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 72,359 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
