United States presidential election in Maryland, 1848

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1848
November 7, 1848

 
Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Louisiana Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 37,702 34,528
Percentage 52.10% 47.72%
President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

 Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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 margin of 4.38%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1848[1]
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%

References

  1. ↑ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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