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1840 United States presidential election
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1840 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1836 United States presidential election in Maryland 1836 1844 United States presidential election in Maryland 1844 November 9, 1840 x200px William Henry Harrison Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio John Tyler 10 33,528 53.83% Bust Portrait of Martin Van Buren (Cropped).jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York none 0 28,752 46.17% 1840 United States presidential election in Maryland results map by county.svg 315px County results
Harrison
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
Van Buren
#86B6F2 50–60% President Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) AL MA
The 1840 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State 2002 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC xvi Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren, by a margin of 7.66%. As of 2020, this remains the only time in history that an incumbent Democratic president who served a full term has failed to carry any of Maryland's electoral votes in a reelection bid.Historical U.S. Presidential Elections 1789-2020 - 270toWin https://www.270towin.com/historical-presidential-elections/ 2022-10-28 270toWin.com
This was the first presidential election that Carroll County was able to vote in.
Results
1840 United States presidential election in Maryland1840 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1840&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=24&submit=Retrieve U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
John Tyler
Virginia
33,528
53.83%
10
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin Van Buren
New York
Richard Mentor Johnson
Kentucky
28,752
46.17%
0
0.00%
62,280
100.00%
10
100.00%
Results by county
+CountyWilliam Henry HarrisonWhigMartin Van BurenDemocraticMarginTotal votescast County Project (WIP) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qW_PF3ONwrR0pp6tZpxvcin0GN5O2VOZfBrtJNhjv3Y/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook 2022-11-01 Google Docs en-US#%#%#% Allegany127153.76%109346.24%1787.53%2364 Anne Arundel160453.68%138446.32%2207.36%2988 Baltimore (City and County)923748.15%994651.85% -709 -3.70%19183 Calvert49460.32%32539.68%16920.64%819 Caroline68756.22%53543.78%15212.44%1222 Carroll155449.12%161050.88% -56 -1.77%3164 Cecil144852.43%131447.57% 1344.85%3164 Charles84162.62%50237.38%33925.24%1343 Dorchester138162.21%83937.79%54224.41%2220 Frederick295853.00%262347.00%3356.00%5581 Harford134251.81%124848.19%943.62%2590 Kent67958.79%47641.21%20317.58%1155 Montgomery109962.30%66537.70%43424.60%1764 Prince George's101762.55%60937.45%40825.09%1626 Queen Anne's77854.07%66145.93%1178.13%1439 St. Mary's89568.32%41531.68%48036.64%1310 Somerset151664.24%84435.76%67228.47%2360 Talbot74952.34%68247.66%674.68%1431 Washington248452.03%229047.97%1944.06%4774 Worcester149468.38%69131.62%80336.75%2185Total33,52853.83%28,75246.17%4,7767.66%62,280
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
Cecil
See also
United States presidential elections in Maryland
1840 United States presidential election
1840 United States elections
References
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