PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Federalist (F)
VICTORS IN MARYLAND
The following is recorded; ". . . we pro-
ceeded to vote by ballot for two persons,
and that upon counting the votes, there ap-
peared for:
President
John Adams (F)-5 electoral votes
Charles C. Pinckney (F)-5 electoral votes
Thomas Jefferson (D-R)-5 electoral votes
Aaron Burr (D-R)-5 electoral votes"
ELECTORS
Each elector cast 2 votes:
George Murdock
Edmund Plowden
Francis Deakins
Martin Kershner
Gabriel Duvall
Nicholas Buxton Moore
John Gilpin
Perry Spencer
William M. Robertson
Littleton Dennis
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
President
As noted above, the four candidates for
President each received 5 electoral votes in
Maryland.
GOVERNOR
Benjamin Ogle (F)
MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
John Adams-5 electoral votes
Thomas Jefferson-5 electoral votes
Charles C. Pinckney-5 electoral votes
Aaron Burr-5 electoral votes
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NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Thomas Jefferson-73 of 128 votes cast
Aaron Burr-73 votes
John Adams-65 votes
Charles C. Pinckney-64 votes
John Jay-1 vote
MISCELLANIA
Jefferson defeated Adams in electoral votes,
nationally, however, a curious defect in the
wording of the Constitution brought about a
strange turn of events. All 73 electors favor-
ing Jefferson wrote two names, in accord-
ance with Article II of the Constitution, indi-
cating the popular mandate was for Jefferson
to be President and Burr, Vice President. Ac-
cording to the interpretation of the Constitu-
tion, the decision was turned over to the
House of Representatives. Jefferson was
granted the Presidency on the 36th ballot;
the procedure took seven days without ad-
journment; beds were brought in, families
visited. Maryland was one of two States -
the other, Vermont - that voted for Jeffer-
son on the last ballot.
The Congressional caucus was used as the
nominating body by both parties for the first
time. The Democratic-Republican caucus
was held in Marache's boardinghouse in
Philadelphia with thirty-four members of
Congress present. The consensus was to
select Aaron Burr to run with Jefferson.
The Federalists met in the Senate chamber in
Philadelphia and nominated Adams and
Pinckney in secret session. Local media re-
ferred to this meeting as a "Jacobinical con-
clave."
Jefferson was the first President to take the
inaugural oath in the new federal capital in
Washington, D.C.
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