1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland

1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland
Washington/Harper (Federalist) 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%	Washington/Clinton (Anti-Federalist) 60-70%
President before election; Office established ;	Elected President ; George Washington; Independent

The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland took place 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, 2 electors would not vote.

Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear.^[1] 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.^[2]

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. John Rogers, the highest elector supported by both parties, received 7,665. The highest Federalist elector, Alexander C. Hanson, received 5,596 votes. The highest Anti-Federalist elector, Jeremiah T. Chase, received 2,278 votes.^[3]^[4]

Results[edit]

1788-1789 United States presidential election in Maryland
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Independent	George Washington	7,874	100%	6
Totals			7,874	100.0%	6

Results by county[edit]


For President	George Washington				Margin		Total Votes Cast ^[5]
For Vice President	Robert Harrison Federalist		George Clinton Anti-Federalist		Margin		Total Votes Cast ^[5]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%
Anne Arundel	246	30.87%	551	69.13%	-305	-38.27%	797
Baltimore (City and County)	643	38.16%	1,042	61.84%	-499	-23.68%	1,685
Calvert	168	62.92%	99	37.08%	69	25.84%	267
Caroline	128	99.22%	1	0.78%	127	98.45%	129
Cecil	519	100.00%	0	0.00%	519	100.00%	519
Charles	152	91.02%	15	8.98%	137	82.04%	167
Dorchester	114	62.64%	68	37.36%	46	25.27%	182
Frederick	790	99.62%	3	0.38%	787	99.24%	793
Harford	439	64.56%	241	35.44%	198	29.12%	680
Kent	209	79.77%	53	20.23%	156	59.54%	262
Montgomery	321	87.95%	44	12.05%	277	75.89%	365
Prince George's	273	52.91%	243	47.09%	30	5.81%	516
Queen Anne's	51	51.00%	49	49.00%	2	2.00%	100
St. Mary's	100	71.94%	39	28.06%	61	43.88%	139
Somerset	212	99.07%	2	0.93%	210	98.13%	214
Talbot	254	100.00%	0	0.00%	254	100.00%	254
Washington	1,164	100.00%	0	0.00%	1164	100.00%	1,164
Worcester	154	66.38%	78	33.62%	76	32.76%	232
Total	5,937	70.13%	2,528	29.87%	3,409	40.26%	8,465

References[edit]

^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[1] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[2] "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[3] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[4] "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[5] "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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U.S. House	1789 1790 1792 1794 1798 1803 1806 1822 1826 1829 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1844 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1864 1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Attorney General	2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Comptroller	2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
County Executive	2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
County offices	2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
See also: Political party strength in Maryland

1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland

Results[edit]

Results by county[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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