1896 United States presidential election in Maryland
The 1896 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. States voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
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Maryland was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey.
This was the first time that a Republican presidential cadidate won Maryland since Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and the Democrats would not win the state's popular vote until 1912.
Results
| 1896 United States presidential election in Maryland[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | William McKinley | 136,959 | 54.73% | 8 | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 104,150 | 41.62% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 5,918 | 2.36% | 0 | |
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 2,499 | 1.00% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles Matchett | 587 | 0.23% | 0 | |
| National Prohibition | Charles Bentley | 136 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Totals | 250,249 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county
| County | William McKinley Republican |
William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
Joshua Levering Prohibition |
John McAuley Palmer National Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 5,464 | 56.45% | 3,907 | 40.36% | 236 | 2.44% | 57 | 0.59% | 16 | 0.17% | 1,557 | 16.08% | 9,680 |
| Anne Arundel | 4,030 | 54.88% | 3,145 | 42.83% | 115 | 1.57% | 48 | 0.65% | 5 | 0.07% | 885 | 12.05% | 7,343 |
| Baltimore County | 9,211 | 53.59% | 7,110 | 41.37% | 512 | 2.98% | 280 | 1.63% | 75 | 0.44% | 2,101 | 12.22% | 17,188 |
| Baltimore City | 61,965 | 58.13% | 40,859 | 38.33% | 1,903 | 1.79% | 1,350 | 1.27% | 524 | 0.49% | 21,106 | 19.80% | 106,601 |
| Calvert | 1,294 | 57.95% | 881 | 39.45% | 49 | 2.19% | 6 | 0.27% | 3 | 0.13% | 413 | 18.50% | 2,233 |
| Caroline | 1,686 | 48.45% | 1,651 | 47.44% | 110 | 3.16% | 25 | 0.72% | 8 | 0.23% | 35 | 1.01% | 3,480 |
| Carroll | 4,047 | 49.72% | 3,841 | 47.19% | 209 | 2.57% | 35 | 0.43% | 8 | 0.10% | 206 | 2.53% | 8,140 |
| Cecil | 3,128 | 50.21% | 2,908 | 46.68% | 99 | 1.59% | 88 | 1.41% | 7 | 0.11% | 220 | 3.53% | 6,230 |
| Charles | 2,117 | 59.99% | 1,372 | 38.88% | 22 | 0.62% | 14 | 0.40% | 4 | 0.11% | 745 | 21.11% | 3,529 |
| Dorchester | 3,048 | 52.24% | 2,638 | 45.21% | 127 | 2.18% | 16 | 0.27% | 6 | 0.10% | 410 | 7.03% | 5,835 |
| Frederick | 6,352 | 53.20% | 5,214 | 43.67% | 279 | 2.34% | 88 | 0.74% | 7 | 0.06% | 1,138 | 9.53% | 11,940 |
| Garrett | 2,058 | 60.67% | 1,277 | 37.65% | 41 | 1.21% | 14 | 0.41% | 2 | 0.06% | 781 | 23.02% | 3,392 |
| Harford | 3,374 | 47.49% | 3,360 | 47.29% | 292 | 4.11% | 73 | 1.03% | 6 | 0.08% | 14 | 0.20% | 7,105 |
| Howard | 1,981 | 51.19% | 1,786 | 46.15% | 59 | 1.52% | 36 | 0.93% | 8 | 0.21% | 195 | 5.04% | 3,870 |
| Kent | 2,399 | 53.73% | 1,980 | 44.34% | 78 | 1.75% | 8 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 9.38% | 4,465 |
| Montgomery | 3,219 | 47.02% | 3,456 | 50.48% | 108 | 1.58% | 57 | 0.83% | 6 | 0.09% | -237 | -3.46% | 6,846 |
| Prince George's | 3,250 | 55.94% | 2,505 | 43.12% | 25 | 0.43% | 28 | 0.48% | 2 | 0.03% | 745 | 12.82% | 5,810 |
| Queen Anne's | 1,917 | 41.53% | 2,516 | 54.51% | 143 | 3.10% | 32 | 0.69% | 8 | 0.17% | -599 | -12.98% | 4,616 |
| Somerset | 2,646 | 50.80% | 2,084 | 40.01% | 451 | 8.66% | 15 | 0.29% | 13 | 0.25% | 562 | 10.79% | 5,209 |
| St. Mary's | 2,044 | 57.56% | 1,471 | 41.42% | 19 | 0.54% | 15 | 0.42% | 2 | 0.06% | 573 | 16.14% | 3,551 |
| Talbot | 2,542 | 51.50% | 2,189 | 44.35% | 151 | 3.06% | 50 | 1.01% | 4 | 0.08% | 353 | 7.15% | 4,936 |
| Washington | 5,428 | 53.57% | 4,382 | 43.24% | 197 | 1.94% | 114 | 1.13% | 12 | 0.12% | 1,046 | 10.32% | 10,133 |
| Wicomico | 2,022 | 43.75% | 2,253 | 48.75% | 314 | 6.79% | 30 | 0.65% | 3 | 0.06% | -231 | -5.00% | 4,622 |
| Worcester | 1,756 | 42.59% | 1,961 | 47.56% | 379 | 9.19% | 20 | 0.49% | 7 | 0.17% | -205 | -4.97% | 4,123 |
| Totals | 136,978 | 54.60% | 104,746 | 41.75% | 5,918 | 2.36% | 2,499 | 1.00% | 736 | 0.29% | 32,232 | 12.85% | 250,877 |
Notes
References
- Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Maryland
- Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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