United States presidential election in Maryland, 1840

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1840 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten 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. Harrison won Maryland by a margin of 7.66%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1840[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio John Tyler of Virginia 33,528 53.83% 10 100.00%
Democratic Martin Van Buren of New York Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky 28,752 46.17% 0 0.00%
Total 62,280 100.00% 10 100.00%

References

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