A presidential election was held in Maryland on an unknown date in 1792, as part of the 1792 presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice 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 the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president and simply cast two votes.
Very little is known about this election. In his book, Presidential Elections in Maryland, former Maryland Secretary of State John T. Willis writes that voters used the general ticket method and that all of the 898 votes cast were for Washington electors.
Results
Results by county +1792 United States presidential election in MarylandCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistMarginTotalvotes#%#% Allegany38100.00%38100.00%38 Anne Arundel36100.00%36100.00%36 Baltimore8100.00%8100.00%8 Baltimore Town179100.00%179100.00%179 Calvert11100.00%11100.00%11 Caroline26100.00%26100.00%26 Cecil128100.00%128100.00%128 Charles66100.00%66100.00%66 Dorchester15100.00%15100.00%15 Frederick45100.00%45100.00%45 Harford50100.00%50100.00%50 Kent54100.00%54100.00%54 Montgomery28100.00%28100.00%28 Prince George's14100.00%14100.00%14 Queen Anne's35100.00%35100.00%35 St. Mary's13100.00%13100.00%13 Somerset51100.00%51100.00%51 Talbot68100.00%68100.00%68 Washington33100.00%33100.00%33 Worcester-100.00%-100.00%-Total898100.00%898100.00%898
Swing by county
+ Swing compared to the 1788-89 electionCountyPartyStatus Federalist Democratic-Republican / Anti-Federalist Allegany 0.00 pp 0.00 pp NewAnne Arundel ▲ 69.13 pp ▼ 69.13 ppFlipBaltimore ▲ 81.35 pp ▼ 81.35 ppFlipBaltimore Town ▲ 43.56 pp ▼ 43.56 ppHoldCalvert ▲ 37.08 pp ▼ 37.08 ppHoldCaroline ▲ 0.78 pp ▼ 0.78 ppHoldCecil 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldCharles ▲ 8.98 pp ▼ 8.98 ppHoldDorchester ▲ 37.36 pp ▼ 37.36 ppHoldFrederick ▲ 0.38 pp ▼ 0.38 ppHoldHarford ▲ 35.44 pp ▼ 35.44 ppHoldKent ▲ 20.23 pp ▼ 20.23 ppHoldMontgomery ▲ 12.05 pp ▼ 12.05 ppHoldPrince George's ▲ 47.09 pp ▼ 47.09 ppHoldQueen Anne's ▲ 49.00 pp ▼ 49.00 ppHoldSt. Mary's ▲ 28.06 pp ▼ 28.06 ppHoldSomerset ▲ 0.93 pp ▼ 0.93 ppHoldTalbot 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldWashington 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldWorcester ▲ 35.56 pp ▼ 35.56 ppHoldTotal ▲ 29.92 pp ▼ 29.92 ppHold
Results by district +1792 United States presidential election in MarylandDistrictGeorge WashingtonFederalistMarginTotalvotes#%#% 1 1090100.00% 890100.00%90 250100.00%50100.00%50 328100.00%28100.00%28 4116100.00%116100.00%116 5187100.00%187100.00%187 6232100.00%232100.00%232 7129100.00%129100.00%129 866100.00%66100.00%66Total10898100.00%8898100.00%898
Results by elector
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1792 United States presidential election 1792 United States elections
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