The 1832 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election . Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
While Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay , over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson , by a mere four votes, this is irrelevant because electors weren't awarded based on the statewide vote. They were chosen in four district elections. A total of ten electoral votes were allocated, with five going to Clay and three to Jackson, while two electors failed to cast votes. In terms of raw votes cast, Clay's four-vote margin is the smallest between two major candidates in any state in any presidential election in United States history. This is the only time a Democrat won re-election without carrying the state's popular vote either time.
Results
Results by electoral district
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 2 - Baltimore City (2 Electors)
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent)5,025
54.190%
2
National Republican
Henry Clay
4,248
45.810%
0
Totals
9,273
100.0%
2
Results by county
County
Henry Clay
National Republican
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
Margin
Total
Votes
Cast [ 7]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
624
43.36%
815
56.64%
191
13.27%
1439
Anne Arundel
904
54.56%
753
45.44%
151
9.11%
1657
Baltimore (City and County)
4248
34.88%
7930
65.12%
-3682
-30.24%
12178
Calvert
401
60.21%
265
39.79%
136
20.42%
666
Caroline
556
53.98%
474
46.02%
82
7.96%
1030
Cecil
812
42.49%
1099
57.51%
-287
-15.02%
1911
Charles
515
56.04%
404
43.96%
111
12.08%
919
Dorchester
958
59.06%
664
40.94%
294
18.13%
1622
Frederick
2670
99.48%
14
0.52%
2656
98.96%
2684
Harford
893
44.08%
1133
55.92%
-240
-11.85%
2026
Kent
448
54.50%
374
45.50%
74
9.00%
896
Montgomery
718
79.16%
189
20.84%
529
58.32%
907
Prince George's
641
57.64%
471
42.36%
170
15.29%
1122
Queen Anne's
560
46.51%
644
53.49%
-84
-6.98%
1204
St. Mary's
621
70.89%
255
29.11%
366
41.78%
876
Somerset
719
60.47%
470
39.53%
249
20.94%
1189
Talbot
629
60.25%
415
39.75%
214
20.50%
1044
Washington
1364
41.40%
1931
58.60%
-567
-17.21%
3295
Worcester
879
50.66%
856
49.34%
23
1.33%
1735
Total
19160
50.01%
19156
49.99%
4
0.01%
38316
Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Republican
See also
References
^ Two electors failed to cast their votes for Henry Clay. Otherwise, he would have had 7 electoral votes.
^ "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland" . U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013 .^ Two electors failed to cast their votes to Andrew Jackson. Otherwise, he would have had 5 electoral votes
^ Williams, Edwin (1834). The Politician's Manual . Retrieved February 9, 2021 . ^ Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, and Washington counties
^ Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Worcester counties
^ "County Project (WIP)" . Google Docs . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
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