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The1848 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Maryland voted for theWhig candidate,Zachary Taylor, overDemocratic candidateLewis Cass. Taylor won Maryland by a narrow margin of 4.38%.
| 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 ofLouisiana | Millard Fillmore ofNew York | 37,702 | 52.10% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass ofMichigan | William O. Butler ofKentucky | 34,528 | 47.72% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren ofNew York | Charles Francis Adams Sr. ofMassachusetts | 129 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 72,359 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Zachary Taylor Whig | Lewis Cass Democratic | Martin Van Buren Free Soil | Margin | Total Votes Cast[2] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 1579 | 49.31% | 1620 | 50.59% | 3 | 0.09% | -41 | -1.28% | 3202 |
| Anne Arundel | 1693 | 53.17% | 1486 | 46.67% | 5 | 0.16% | 207 | 6.50% | 3184 |
| Baltimore (City and County) | 13001 | 48.61% | 13664 | 51.09% | 79 | 0.30% | -742 | -2.18% | 26744 |
| Calvert | 431 | 56.27% | 335 | 43.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 96 | 12.53% | 766 |
| Caroline | 492 | 45.90% | 580 | 54.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -88 | -8.21% | 1072 |
| Carroll | 1763 | 51.22% | 1672 | 48.58% | 7 | 0.20% | 91 | 2.64% | 3442 |
| Cecil | 1504 | 50.95% | 1444 | 48.92% | 4 | 0.14% | 60 | 2.03% | 2952 |
| Charles | 769 | 65.90% | 398 | 34.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 371 | 31.79% | 1167 |
| Dorchester | 1367 | 62.51% | 820 | 37.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 547 | 25.01% | 2187 |
| Frederick | 3158 | 51.26% | 2983 | 48.42% | 20 | 0.32% | 175 | 2.84% | 6161 |
| Harford | 1521 | 54.83% | 1253 | 45.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 268 | 9.66% | 2774 |
| Kent | 645 | 58.90% | 447 | 40.82% | 3 | 0.05% | 198 | 18.08% | 1095 |
| Montgomery | 1057 | 57.79% | 771 | 42.15% | 1 | 0.05% | 286 | 15.64% | 1829 |
| Prince George's | 1051 | 58.88% | 733 | 41.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 318 | 17.82% | 1785 |
| Queen Anne's | 725 | 54.23% | 612 | 45.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 113 | 8.45% | 1337 |
| St. Mary's | 788 | 65.12% | 422 | 34.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 366 | 30.25% | 1210 |
| Somerset | 1413 | 58.41% | 1005 | 41.5% | 1 | 0.04% | 408 | 16.87% | 2419 |
| Talbot | 706 | 49.51% | 719 | 50.42% | 1 | 0.07% | -13 | -0.91% | 1426 |
| Washington | 2688 | 52.74% | 2434 | 47.51% | 1 | 0.02% | 254 | 49.6% | 5123 |
| Worcester | 1351 | 54.45% | 1130 | 45.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 221 | 8.91% | 2481 |
| Total | 37702 | 52.10% | 34528 | 47.72% | 129 | 0.18% | 3045 | 4.38% | 72359 |
State and district results of the1848 United States presidential election | ||
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