1844
What happened in Maryland, 1844
In 1844, Maryland awarded its 8 electoral votes to Clay of the Whig party. Nationally the result broke the other way — James K. Polk (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Maryland among the states he did not carry.
It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Delaware joined Maryland for the Whig ticket, while Virginia and Pennsylvania did not. 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 Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.
In the national count, James K. Polk took 170 of the 275 electoral votes, against Henry Clay's 105. James K. Polk led the national popular vote with 49.54% of the ballots cast.
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