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The1796 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1796, as part of the 1796 presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Often, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president and simply cast two votes. Due to this feature, one Maryland elector voted for bothJohn Adams andThomas Jefferson.[1]
Starting with this election and ending with the1824 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 wayNebraska andMaine choose their electors in modern elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | John Adams | 7,029 | 51.99% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | 6,490 | 48.01% | |
| Total votes | 13,519 | 100% | ||
| County | John Adams Federalist | Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 646 | 99.54% | 3 | 0.46% | 643 | 99.08% | 649 |
| Anne Arundel | 86 | 22.05% | 304 | 77.95% | -218 | -55.90% | 390 |
| Baltimore | 504 | 68.95% | 227 | 31.05% | 277 | 37.90% | 731 |
| Baltimore Town | 236 | 30.81% | 530 | 69.19% | -294 | -38.38% | 766 |
| Calvert | 266 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 266 | 100.00% | 266 |
| Caroline | 69 | 42.59% | 93 | 57.41% | -24 | -14.82% | 162 |
| Cecil | 48 | 12.24% | 344 | 87.76% | -296 | -75.52% | 392 |
| Charles | 271 | 61.31% | 171 | 38.69% | 100 | 22.62% | 442 |
| Dorchester | 582 | 99.83% | 1 | 0.17% | 581 | 99.66% | 583 |
| Frederick | 1,121 | 58.48% | 796 | 41.52% | 325 | 16.96% | 1,917 |
| Harford | 47 | 7.61% | 571 | 92.39% | -524 | -84.78% | 618 |
| Kent | 232 | 29.97% | 542 | 70.03% | -310 | -40.06% | 774 |
| Montgomery | 943 | 71.98% | 367 | 28.02% | 576 | 43.96% | 1,310 |
| Prince George's | 469 | 38.25% | 757 | 61.75% | -288 | -23.50% | 1,226 |
| Queen Anne's | 183 | 34.01% | 355 | 65.99% | -172 | -31.98% | 538 |
| St. Mary's | 419 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 100.00% | 419 |
| Somerset | 24 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 24 | 100.00% | 24 |
| Talbot | 489 | 84.17% | 92 | 15.83% | 397 | 68.34% | 581 |
| Washington | 698 | 34.30% | 1,337 | 65.70% | -639 | -31.40% | 2,035 |
| Worcester | 133 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 133 | 100.00% | 133 |
| Total | 7,466 | 53.50% | 6,490 | 46.50% | 976 | 7.00% | 13,956 |
| District | John Adams Federalist | Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican | Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Electors | # | % | Electors | # | % | ||
| 1 | 519 | 75.22% | 1 | 171 | 24.78% | 0 | 348 | 50.43% | 690 |
| 2 | 1,412 | 55.68% | 1 | 1,124 | 44.32% | 1 | 288 | 11.36% | 2,536 |
| 3 | 1,121 | 58.48% | 1 | 796 | 41.52% | 0 | 325 | 16.95% | 1,917 |
| 4 | 1,344 | 50.07% | 1 | 1,340 | 49.93% | 0 | 4 | 0.15% | 2,684 |
| 5 | 322 | 27.85% | 0 | 834 | 72.15% | 1 | -512 | -44.29% | 1,156 |
| 6 | 551 | 40.85% | 0 | 798 | 59.15% | 1 | -247 | -18.31% | 1,349 |
| 7 | 280 | 24.01% | 0 | 886 | 75.99% | 1 | -606 | -51.97% | 1,166 |
| 8 | 672 | 60.05% | 1 | 447 | 39.95% | 0 | 225 | 20.11% | 1,119 |
| 9 | 651 | 87.38% | 1 | 94 | 12.62% | 0 | 557 | 74.77% | 745 |
| 10 | 157 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 157 | 100.00% | 157 |
| Total | 7,029 | 51.99% | 7 | 6,490 | 48.01% | 4 | 539 | 3.98% | 13,519 |
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