Who won Maryland in the 1824 presidential election?

Crawford (Democratic-Republican) carried Maryland in 1824, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1824?

Maryland cast 7 electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1824?

No. Maryland backed Crawford, while John Quincy Adams won the presidency nationally.

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Maryland: Crawford carries 7 EV.

Maryland cast its 7 electoral votes for Crawford (Democratic-Republican). National winner: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) — Maryland voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1824 result in Maryland

Maryland backed Crawford (Democratic-Republican) in the 1824 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving Maryland among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1800. Maryland did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1824. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Era of Good Feelings — One-party rule and the Corrupt Bargain.

With no candidate reaching an Electoral College majority, the 1824 election was decided in the House of Representatives.

The 1824 national map

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