1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland

none October 2022 October 2022 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1792 United States presidential election in Maryland 1792 January 7, 1789 x160px File:George Washington Painting (3x4 close cropped).jpg George Washington Independent Virginia 6 (8) 7,706 100.00% Robert H. Harrison.jpg Robert H. Harrison Federalists (United States) Maryland 6 File:1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland results map by county.svg 375px County results Washington/Harrison (Federalist) #fdae6b 50–60% #fd8d3c 60–70% #f16913 70–80% #d94801 80–90% #8c2d04 90–100% Washington/Clinton (Anti-Federalist) #74c476 60–70% President Office established George Washington Independent (United States) yes DCDCDC 1788–89 United States presidential election A presidential election was held in Maryland on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. However, two electors did not vote. 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.Electoral College & Indecisive Elections US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Electoral-College/ 2021-12-22 history.house.gov en All electors were pledged to Washington, but there was a Federalist slate which supported Robert Hanson Harrison for vice president and an Anti-Federalist slate which supported George Clinton for vice president. Additionally, there were two electors supported by both parties. Maryland chose the Federalist electors over the Anti-Federalist electors by a large margin. The two highest electors John Rogers and George Plater, were supported by both parties, with both electors receiving 7,665 and 7,573 total votes respectively. John Rogers voted for federalist Robert Hanson Harrison, while George Plater and one other elected candidate, William Richardson, did not cast a vote. Despite not casting a vote, George was still a federalist.Maryland State Archives https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000900/000995/html/995bio.html 2026-03-03 msa.maryland.gov The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes.A New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/70795918c 2021-12-22 elections.lib.tufts.edu Results by presidential candidates 1788-89 United States presidential election in MarylandA New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056&f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=Maryland&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bbegin%5D=1788&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1791 2026-01-28 elections.lib.tufts.edu George Washington Independent 7,706 100.00% 7,706 100.00% Results by county +1788–89 United States presidential election in MarylandCounty Project (WIP) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qW_PF3ONwrR0pp6tZpxvcin0GN5O2VOZfBrtJNhjv3Y/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook 2021-12-22 Google Docs en-USCountyGeorge WashingtonIndependentMarginTotalResults for George Washington are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each county.#%#% Anne Arundel678100.00%678100.00%678 Baltimore745100.00%745100.00%745 Baltimore Town843100.00%843100.00%843 Calvert258100.00%258100.00%258 Caroline129100.00%129100.00%129 Cecil519100.00%519100.00%519 Charles190100.00%190100.00%190 Dorchester114100.00%114100.00%114 Frederick790100.00%790100.00%790 Harford444100.00%444100.00%444 Kent209100.00%209100.00%209 Montgomery322100.00%322100.00%322 Prince George's510100.00%510100.00%510 Queen Anne's55100.00%55100.00%55 St. Mary's116100.00%116100.00%116 Somerset212100.00%212100.00%212 Talbot254100.00%254100.00%254 Washington1,164100.00%1,164100.00%1,164 Worcester154100.00%154100.00%154Total7,706100.00%7,706100.00%7,706 Results by district +1788-89 United States presidential election in MarylandDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesGeorge WashingtonIndependentMarginTotalResults for George Washington are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each district.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% 1st 8564100.00% 6564100.00%564 2nd1,037100.00%1,037100.00%1,037 3rd1,188100.00%1,188100.00%1,188 4th2,032100.00%2,032100.00%2,032 5th609100.00%609100.00%609 6th2,276100.00%2,276100.00%2,276Total87,706100.00%67,706100.00%7,706 Results by presidential electors 1788-89 United States presidential election in MarylandA New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056&f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=Maryland&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bbegin%5D=1788&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1791 2026-01-28 elections.lib.tufts.edu Federalists electors Federalists (United States) 5,937 70.08% Anti-Federalists electors Anti-Federalists 2,535 29.92% 8,472 100.00% Results by county +1788–89 United States presidential election in MarylandCounty Project (WIP) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qW_PF3ONwrR0pp6tZpxvcin0GN5O2VOZfBrtJNhjv3Y/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook 2021-12-22 Google Docs en-USCountyFederalists electorsAnti-Federalists electorsMarginTotalvote Results are taken from the highest voted Federalist, and Anti-Federalist elector for each county.#%#%#% Anne Arundel24630.87%55169.13%-305-38.26%797 Baltimore15218.65%66381.35%-511-62.70%815 Baltimore Town49156.44%37943.56%11212.88%870 Calvert16862.92%9937.08%6925.84%267 Caroline12899.22%10.78%12798.44%129 Cecil519100.00%00.00%519100.00%519 Charles15291.02%158.98%13782.04%167 Dorchester11462.64%6837.36%4625.28%182 Frederick79099.62% 3 0.38%78799.24%793 Harford43964.56%24135.44%19829.12%680 Kent20979.77%5320.23%15659.54%262 Montgomery32187.95%4412.05%27775.90%365 Prince George's27352.91%24347.09%305.82%516 Queen Anne's5151.00%4949.00%22.00%100 St. Mary's10071.94%3928.06%6143.88%139 Somerset21299.07%20.93%21098.14%214 Talbot254100.00%00.00%254100.00%254 Washington1,164100.00%00.00%1,164100.00%1,164 Worcester15464.44%8535.56%6928.88%239Total5,93770.08%2,53529.92%3,40240.16%8,472 Results by district +1788-89 United States presidential election in MarylandDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesFederalists electorsAnti-Federalists electorsMarginTotalResults are taken from the highest voted Federalist, and Anti-Federalist elector for each district.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% 1st 842073.30% 615326.70% 026746.60%573 2nd1,03391.01%1028.99%93182.02%1,135 3rd51939.53%79460.47%-275-20.94%1,313 4th1,08245.75%1,28354.25%-201-8.50%2,365 5th60879.58%15620.42%45259.16%764 6th2,27597.98%472.02%2,22895.96%2,322Total85,93770.08%62,53529.92%03,40240.16%8,472 Results by elector +1788-89 United States presidential election in Maryland Party Candidate Votes % Fusion John Rogers 7,665 12.51% style="width: 3em" Fusion Party (US) Fusion George Platernovote The electoral vote from this elected candidate was never submitted or recorded. 7,573 12.36% style="width: 3em" Federalists (United States) Federalists William Tilghman 5,746 9.38% style="width: 3em" Federalists (United States) Federalists Alexander C. Hanson 5,596 9.14% style="width: 3em" Federalists (United States) Federalists Philip Thomas 5,456 8.91% Federalists (United States) Federalists Robert Smith 5,455 8.91% Federalists (United States) Federalists William Richardson"novote" 5,402 8.82% Federalists (United States) Federalists William Matthews 5,291 8.64% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Jeremiah T. Chase 2,278 3.72% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists John Seney 2,209 3.61% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Charles Ridgely 2,199 3.59% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists James Shaw 2,130 3.48% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Henry Waggaman 1,669 2.72% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Lawrence O'Neale 1,241 2.03% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Thomas Johnson 718 1.17% Federalists (United States) Federalists John Done 165 0.27% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists Moses Rawlings 157 0.26% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists William Thomas Jr. 125 0.20% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists William Paca 83 0.14% Federalists (United States) Federalists Nathaniel Ramsey 70 0.11% Anti-Federalist Anti-Federalists John A. Thomas 19 0.03% Federalists (United States) Federalists George Dent 1 0.00% Total votes 61,248 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1788–89 United States presidential election 1788–89 United States elections Notes References 2 Maryland 1789 Presidential