1924 United States presidential election in Maryland
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Nominee Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis Robert M. La Follette
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Home state Massachusetts West Virginia Wisconsin
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Charles W. Bryan Burton K. Wheeler
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 162,414 148,072 47,157
Percentage 45.29% 41.29% 13.15%
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Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican

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The 1924 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Maryland was won by the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.

In this election, Maryland voted 21.22% to the left of the nation, or an 8 percent bigger differential than in 1920.[1]

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles G. Dawes Republican 8[2] 162,414 45.29%
John W. Davis Charles W. Bryan Democratic 0 148,072 41.29%
Robert M. La Follette Burton K. Wheeler Progressive 0 47,157 13.15%
Frank Tetes Johns Verne L. Reynolds Labor 0 987 0.28%

Results by county

County John Calvin Coolidge
Republican 		John William Davis
Democratic 		Robert Marion La Follette, Sr.
Progressive 		Frank Tetes Johns
Labor 		Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # % # %
Allegany 9,042 55.24% 4,442 27.14% 2,822 17.24% 64 0.39% 4,600 28.10% 16,370
Anne Arundel 3,670 44.46% 3,766 45.62% 758 9.18% 61 0.74% -96 -1.16% 8,255
Baltimore 9,383 43.32% 9,424 43.51% 2,824 13.04% 30 0.14% -41 -0.19% 21,661
Baltimore City 69,588 42.63% 60,222 36.89% 32,958 20.19% 484 0.30% 9,366 5.74% 163,252
Calvert 1,564 54.06% 1,242 42.93% 84 2.90% 3 0.10% 322 11.13% 2,893
Caroline 2,210 45.21% 2,493 51.00% 165 3.38% 20 0.41% -283 -5.79% 4,888
Carroll 5,301 51.65% 4,616 44.98% 320 3.12% 26 0.25% 685 6.67% 10,263
Cecil 3,156 50.37% 2,863 45.69% 213 3.40% 34 0.54% 293 4.68% 6,266
Charles 2,215 56.59% 1,491 38.09% 177 4.52% 31 0.79% 724 18.50% 3,914
Dorchester 3,356 50.76% 3,047 46.08% 203 3.07% 6 0.09% 309 4.67% 6,612
Frederick 8,441 49.35% 7,740 45.25% 903 5.28% 22 0.13% 701 4.10% 17,106
Garrett 2,594 61.79% 1,226 29.20% 373 8.89% 5 0.12% 1,368 32.59% 4,198
Harford 3,545 45.69% 3,841 49.51% 355 4.58% 17 0.22% -296 -3.82% 7,758
Howard 1,989 38.48% 2,786 53.90% 382 7.39% 12 0.23% -797 -15.42% 5,169
Kent 2,019 42.51% 2,628 55.34% 94 1.98% 8 0.17% -609 -12.82% 4,749
Montgomery 5,675 44.01% 6,639 51.49% 557 4.32% 23 0.18% -964 -7.48% 12,894
Prince George's 5,868 46.98% 5,088 40.74% 1,477 11.83% 57 0.46% 780 6.24% 12,490
Queen Anne's 1,656 33.74% 3,155 64.28% 82 1.67% 15 0.31% -1,499 -30.54% 4,908
St. Mary's 1,653 44.64% 1,949 52.63% 93 2.51% 8 0.22% -296 -7.99% 3,703
Somerset 3,230 51.19% 2,903 46.01% 152 2.41% 25 0.40% 327 5.18% 6,310
Talbot 2,451 44.66% 2,859 52.10% 176 3.21% 2 0.04% -408 -7.43% 5,488
Washington 7,460 54.21% 4,620 33.57% 1,654 12.02% 28 0.20% 2,840 20.64% 13,762
Wicomico 2,604 43.82% 3,068 51.62% 269 4.53% 2 0.03% -464 -7.81% 5,943
Worcester 3,744 38.29% 5,964 60.99% 66 0.67% 4 0.04% -2,220 -22.70% 9,778
Totals 162,414 45.29% 148,072 41.29% 47,157 13.15% 987 0.28% 14,342 4.00% 358,630

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "1924 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  3. ^ Maryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1925 pp. 203-206 ‘General Election November 4, 1924’
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