1848 United States presidential election in Maryland

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1848
	November 7, 1848
	November 7, 1848
President before election; James K. Polk; Democratic	Elected President ; Zachary Taylor; Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Maryland by a margin of 4.38%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1848[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	37,702	52.10%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Tennessee	William O. Butler of Kentucky	34,528	47.72%	0	0.00%
	Free Soil	Martin Van Buren of New York	Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts	129	0.18%	0	0.00%
Total				72,359	100.00%	8	100.00%

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