U.S. presidential election in Maryland
The 1872 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election . The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Maryland was won by the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri . Greely and Brown defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts .
Greeley won the state by a narrow margin of 0.68%. However, he died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Maryland's eight electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
In this election, Maryland voted 12.49% more Democratic than the nation at-large.[2]
Results
Results by county
County
Horace Greeley
Liberal Republican
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
Votes
Cast [4]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
2695
44.95%
3301
55.05%
0
0.00%
-606
-10.11%
5996
Anne Arundel
2249
46.90%
2546
53.10%
0
0.00%
-297
-6.19%
4795
Baltimore (City)
24694
55.85%
19522
44.15%
0
0.00%
5172
11.70%
44216
Baltimore (County)
4173
52.51%
3774
47.49%
0
0.00%
399
5.02%
7947
Calvert
692
39.27%
1070
60.73%
0
0.00%
-378
-21.45%
1762
Caroline
1036
48.32%
1108
51.68%
0
0.00%
-72
3.36%
2144
Carroll
2505
49.19%
2587
50.81%
0
0.00%
-82
-1.61%
5092
Cecil
2103
45.23%
2547
54.77%
0
0.00%
-444
9.55%
4650
Charles
1200
43.00%
1591
57.00%
0
0.00%
-391
-14.01%
2791
Dorchester
1755
48.66%
1852
51.34%
0
0.00%
-97
-2.69%
3607
Frederick
4065
43.94%
5186
56.06%
0
0.00%
-1121
-12.12%
9251
Harford
1955
48.01%
2177
51.99%
0
0.00%
-162
-3.98%
4072
Howard
1196
47.74%
1309
52.26%
0
0.00%
-113
-4.51%
2505
Kent
1623
49.47%
1658
50.53%
0
0.00%
-35
-1.07%
3281
Montgomery
2121
52.11%
1949
47.89%
0
0.00%
172
4.23%
4070
Prince George's
1631
41.87%
2264
58.13%
0
0.00%
-633
-16.25%
3895
Queen Anne's
1804
52.17%
1654
47.83%
0
0.00%
150
4.34%
3458
St. Mary's
1139
42.28%
1536
57.02%
19
0.71%
-397
-14.74%
2694
Somerset
1122
40.99%
1615
50.91%
0
0.00%
-493
-18.01%
2737
Talbot
1521
47.77%
1663
52.23%
0
0.00%
-142
-4.46%
3184
Washington
3204
46.38%
3664
53.04%
40
0.58%
-460
-6.66%
6908
Wicomico
1470
57.62%
1081
42.38%
0
0.00%
389
15.25%
2551
Worcester
1734
59.79%
1166
40.21%
0
0.00%
568
19.59%
2900
Total
67687
50.34%
66760
49.66%
59
134447
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Liberal Republican
See also
Notes
^ a b Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 8 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.
References