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Meetings of Presidential Electors in Maryland, 1789-1980 1785-1791
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Secretary of State
Thomas O'Neal
MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Pierce and King 40,022
Scott and Graham 35,077
Hale and Julian 21
Pierce and King 53.3 %
Scott and Graham 46.7 %
Hale and Julian
Pierce and King 8 electoral
Scott and Graham
Hale and Julian
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Pierce and King 1,601,117
Scott and Graham 1,385,453
Hale and Julian 155,210
Pierce and King 50.9 %
Scott and Graham 44.1%
Hale and Julian 4.91%
Pierce and King 254 electoral
Scott and Graham 42
Hale and Julian
MISCELLANIA
Pierce, a dark horse nominee, was a good
politician who had never lost an election. A
master at getting along with people, he was
the only President in history to serve a com-
plete term without making a single change in
his cabinet appointments.
Outrages over slavery issues led to the for-
mation of a new Republican Party at this
time.

 
MEETING-Wednesday, December 3, 1856
(8 Electoral Votes)

PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
American-Whig-Know Nothings (AWKN)
Democratic (D)
Republican (R)
VICTORS IN MARYLAND
President & Vice President
Millard Fillmore (AWKN) and
Andrew Jackson Donelson-
8 electoral votes
ELECTORS
J. Dixon Roman-Washington County
James Wallace-Dorchester County
Robert Goldsborough-
Queen Anne's County
Frederick A. Schley-Frederick County
Edwin H. Webster-Harford County
Thomas Swann-Baltimore City
Cornelius L. L. Leary-Baltimore City
A. R. Sellers-Did not appear-vacancy
filled by William Thomson
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
President & Vice President
James Buchanan (D) and
John C. Breckenridge
John C. Fremont (R) and
William Lewis Dayton
GOVERNOR
Thomas Watkins Ligon (D)
Secretary of State
Nathaniel Cox
MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Fillmore and Donelson 47,452
Buchanan and Breckenridge 39,123
Fremont and Dayton 285
Fillmore and Donelson 54.6 %
Buchanan and Breckenridge 45.0 %
Fremont and Dayton . 3 %
Fillmore and Donelson 8 electoral
Buchanan and Breckenridge
Fremont and Dayton
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Buchanan and Breckenridge 1,832,955
Fremont and Dayton 1,339,932
Fillmore and Donelson 871,731
Buchanan and Breckenridge 45.3%
Fremont and Dayton 33.1%
Fillmore and Donelson 21.6%
Buchanan and Breckenridge 174 electoral
Fremont and Dayton 114
Fillmore and Donelson 8
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