1848 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1848 United States presidential election in Maryland

← 1844 November 7, 1848 1852 →
  Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg
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 narrow margin of 4.38%.

Results[]

1848 United States presidential election in Maryland[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 Michigan 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%

See also[]

References[]

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


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