1856 United States presidential election in Maryland

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United States presidential election in Maryland, 1856

November 4, 1856

Nominee Millard Fillmore James Buchanan Party Know Nothing Democratic Home state New York Pennsylvania Running mate Andrew Jackson Donelson John C. Breckinridge Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 47,452 39,123 Percentage 54.63% 45.04%

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland voted for the Know Nothing candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and Republican candidate, John C. Frémont.

Fillmore won the state by a margin of 9.59%. Maryland became the only state to vote for Fillmore during the election.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1856
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore of New York	Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee	47,452	54.63%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	James Buchanan of Pennsylvania	John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	39,123	45.04%	0	0.00%
	Republican	John C. Frémont of California	William L. Dayton of New Jersey	285	0.33%	0	0.00%
Total				86,860	100.00%	8	100.00%