1832 United States presidential election in Maryland
November 2 – December 5, 1832
 
Nominee Henry Clay Andrew Jackson
Party National Republican Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate John Sergeant Martin Van Buren
Electoral vote 5[1] 3
Popular vote 19,160 19,156
Percentage 50.01% 49.99%
President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

 Elected President

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

The 1832 United States presidential election in Maryland took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

While Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson, by a mere four votes, this is irrelevant because electors weren't awarded based on the statewide vote. They were chosen in four district elections. A total of ten electoral votes were allocated, with five going to Clay and three to Jackson, while two electors failed to cast votes. In terms of raw votes cast, Clay's four-vote margin is the smallest between two major candidates in any state in any presidential election in United States history. This is the only time a Democrat won without carrying the state's popular vote either time.

Results

1832 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 19,160 50.01% 5
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 19,156 49.99% 3[3]
Totals 38,316 100.0% 8

Results by electoral district

1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 1 - Western (4 Electors) [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 8,458 62.398% 4
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 5,097 37.602% 0
Totals 13,555 100.0% 4
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 2 - Baltimore City (2 Electors)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 5,025 54.190% 2
National Republican Henry Clay 4,248 45.810% 0
Totals 9,273 100.0% 2
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 3 - Baltimore County (1 Elector)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 2,198 75.663% 1
Democratic Andrew Jackson and Philip P. Barbour 707 24.337% 0
National Republican Henry Clay 0 0% 0
Totals 2,905 100.0% 1
1832 United States presidential election in Maryland District 4 - Eastern (3 Electors)[6]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
National Republican Henry Clay 6,454 51.291% 3
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 6,129 48.709% 0
Totals 12,583 100.0% 3

Results by county

County Henry Clay

National Republican

 Andrew Jackson

Democratic

 Margin Total

Votes

Cast [7]

# % # % # %
Allegany 624 43.36% 815 56.64% 191 13.27% 1439
Anne Arundel 904 54.56% 753 45.44% 151 9.11% 1657
Baltimore (City and County) 4248 34.88% 7930 65.12% -3682 -30.24% 12178
Calvert 401 60.21% 265 39.79% 136 20.42% 666
Caroline 556 53.98% 474 46.02% 82 7.96% 1030
Cecil 812 42.49% 1099 57.51% -287 -15.02% 1911
Charles 515 56.04% 404 43.96% 111 12.08% 919
Dorchester 958 59.06% 664 40.94% 294 18.13% 1622
Frederick 2670 99.48% 14 0.52% 2656 98.96% 2684
Harford 893 44.08% 1133 55.92% -240 -11.85% 2026
Kent 448 54.50% 374 45.50% 74 9.00% 896
Montgomery 718 79.16% 189 20.84% 529 58.32% 907
Prince George's 641 57.64% 471 42.36% 170 15.29% 1122
Queen Anne's 560 46.51% 644 53.49% -84 -6.98% 1204
St. Mary's 621 70.89% 255 29.11% 366 41.78% 876
Somerset 719 60.47% 470 39.53% 249 20.94% 1189
Talbot 629 60.25% 415 39.75% 214 20.50%
Washington 1364 41.40% 1931 58.60% -567 -17.21% 3295
Worcester 879 50.66% 856 49.34% 23 1.33% 1735
Total 19160 50.01% 19156 49.99% 4 0.01% 38316

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Republican

See also

References

  1. ↑ Two electors failed to cast their votes for Henry Clay. Otherwise, he would have had 7 electoral votes.
  2. ↑ "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Two electors failed to cast their votes to Andrew Jackson. Otherwise, he would have had 5 electoral votes
  4. ↑ Williams, Edwin (1834). The Politician's Manual. J. Van Norden. p. 25. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, and Washington counties
  6. ↑ Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Worcester counties
  7. ↑ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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