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Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maryland, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788,
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...
has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Considered a
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state during the 20th century, only voting for the losing candidate three times during that century, Maryland has since become one of the most blue (Democratic) states, last voting for a Republican candidate in 1988. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.


Elections from 1864 to present


Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of
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, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the
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.


Elections from 1828 to 1856


Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing
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, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (
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) did not become president, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.


Elections from 1788-89 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President
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ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of Maryland's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.


See also

* Elections in Maryland


Notes


References

* Willis, John T., ''Presidential Elections in Maryland'', Lomond Publications, Inc. (1984). . {{United States presidential elections