Who won Maryland in the 1848 presidential election?

Taylor (Whig) carried Maryland in 1848, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1848?

Maryland cast 8 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1848?

Yes. Maryland backed Zachary Taylor, who won the presidency that year.

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1848

Maryland: Taylor carries 8 EV.

Maryland cast its 8 electoral votes for Taylor (Whig). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Maryland

Maryland backed Taylor (Whig) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Zachary Taylor captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Pennsylvania and Delaware joined Maryland for the Whig ticket, while Virginia 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, Zachary Taylor took 163 of the 290 electoral votes, against Lewis Cass's 127. Zachary Taylor led the national popular vote with 47.28% of the ballots cast.

The 1848 national map

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