United States presidential election in Maryland, 1844

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Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Maryland by a margin of 4.78%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 35,984 52.39% 8 100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 32,706 47.61% 0 0.00%
Total 68,690 100.00% 8 100.00%

References

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