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Meetings of Presidential Electors in Maryland, 1789-1980 1785-1791
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Norman Thomas (S) and George A. Nelson
Earl Browder (C) and James W. Ford
GOVERNOR
Harry W. Nice (R)
Secretary of State
E. Ray Jones
MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Roosevelt and Garner 389,612
Landon and Knox 231,435
Thomas and Nelson 1,629
Aiken and Teichert 1,305
Browder and Ford 915
Roosevelt and Garner 62.4 %
Landon and Knox 37.0%
Thomas and Nelson .3 %
Aiken and Teichert .2 %
Browder and Ford . 2 %
Roosevelt and Garner 8 electoral
Landon and Knox
Thomas and Nelson
Aiken and Teichert
Browder and Ford
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Roosevelt and Garner 27,751,597
Landon and Knox 16,679,583

Thomas and Nelson 187,76
Browder and Ford 79,21
Aiken and Teichert 12,79
Roosevelt and Garner 60.8'
Landon and Knox 36.5'
Thomas and Nelson .41'
Browder and Ford .17'
Aiken and Teichert . 03c
Roosevelt and Garner 523 elector;
Landon and Knox 8
Thomas and Nelson
Browder and Ford
Aiken and Teichert
MISCELLANIA
Federal law set the meeting date for the elec-
toral college on the first Monday after th
second Wednesday in December; this wa
the first meeting to be held on that date.
Roosevelt was re-elected to the second ten
with a higher percentage of popular and elec
toral votes than before. World War II hap-
pened during this term.
Roosevelt disclaimed third term ambitions
and in spite of this, was renominated unani-
mously.

 
MEETING-Monday, December 16, 1940
(8 Electoral Votes)

PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
Democratic (D)
Republican (R)
Socialist (S)
Communist (C)
Prohibition (PR)
Socialist-Labor (S-L)
VICTORS IN MARYLAND
President & Vice President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) and
Henry A. Wallace-8 electoral votes
ELECTORS
Lena H. Riggin
M. Alice Canoles
L. Atwood Bennett

Joseph P. Healy
Marion A. Figinski
Eugene H. Beer
James W. Wills
Sue L. Deck
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
President & Vice President
Wendell L. Wilkie (R) and
Charles L. McNary
Norman Thomas (S) and
Maynard C. Kreuger
Earl Browder (C) and James W. Ford
John W. Aiken (SL) and Aaron M. Orange
GOVERNOR
Herbert R. O'Conor (D)
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