1920 United States presidential election in Maryland
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The 1920 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
With its history as
Woodrow Wilson had carried Maryland by 4.84 percentage points more than his national margin in 1916, which made it his best state outside the former Confederacy or West. Democratic nominee and former Ohio Governor James M. Cox did not campaign in the state, but Republican nominee and Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding, fearing that Cox might add the machine-controlled states of the Northeast to his โSolid Southโ, did campaign in Maryland during September.[4] The first straw vote in mid-October showed Harding leading by around 300 votes out of 4,300,[5] although that had reversed in a poll a week later,[6] and at the end of October polls were divided with one giving the state to Cox[7] but another saying that it would be safe for Harding if black women could be mustered to vote.[8]
As it turned out, Harding carried the state comfortably: his margin was comparable to the other border states except Kentucky (where Cox was helped by Fayette County political boss Billy Kair[9]) but Maryland was still 13.22 points more Democratic than the nation at-large or an 8 percent bigger differential than in 1916.
Results
Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
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Warren G. Harding of Ohio | Calvin Coolidge | Republican | 8[10] | 236,117 | 55.11% |
James M. Cox | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 0 | 180,626 | 42.16% |
Eugene V. Debs | Seymour Stedman | Socialist | 0 | 8,876 | 2.07% |
Parley P. Christensen | Max S. Hayes | Third Party
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0 | 1,645 | 0.38% |
William Wesley Cox | August Gillhaus | Labor | 0 | 1,178 | 0.27% |
Write-ins | โ | โ | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
Results by county
County | Warren Gamaliel Harding Republican |
James Middleton Cox Democratic |
Eugene Victor Debs Socialist |
Parley Parker Christensen Third Party |
William Wesley Cox Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[11] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Allegany | 9,595 | 57.37% | 5,643 | 33.74% | 1,291 | 7.72% | 96 | 0.57% | 100 | 0.60% | 3,952 | 23.63% | 16,725 |
Anne Arundel | 6,199 | 54.52% | 5,053 | 44.44% | 70 | 0.62% | 15 | 0.13% | 33 | 0.29% | 1,146 | 10.08% | 11,370 |
Baltimore | 12,432 | 56.04% | 9,365 | 42.22% | 233 | 1.05% | 113 | 0.51% | 40 | 0.18% | 3,067 | 13.83% | 22,183 |
Baltimore City | 125,526 | 57.02% | 86,748 | 39.40% | 6,272 | 2.85% | 1,091 | 0.50% | 509 | 0.23% | 38,778 | 17.61% | 220,146 |
Calvert | 1,741 | 58.01% | 1,230 | 40.99% | 8 | 0.27% | 12 | 0.40% | 10 | 0.33% | 511 | 17.03% | 3,001 |
Caroline | 2,929 | 48.90% | 3,012 | 50.28% | 29 | 0.48% | 17 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.05% | -83 | -1.39% | 5,990 |
Carroll | 5,784 | 57.13% | 4,273 | 42.20% | 18 | 0.18% | 25 | 0.25% | 25 | 0.25% | 1,511 | 14.92% | 10,125 |
Cecil | 3,435 | 49.37% | 3,468 | 49.85% | 7 | 0.10% | 26 | 0.37% | 21 | 0.30% | -33 | -0.47% | 6,957 |
Charles | 2,585 | 60.54% | 1,642 | 38.45% | 12 | 0.28% | 2 | 0.05% | 29 | 0.68% | 943 | 22.08% | 4,270 |
Dorchester | 4,218 | 51.38% | 3,950 | 48.11% | 15 | 0.18% | 6 | 0.07% | 21 | 0.26% | 268 | 3.26% | 8,210 |
Frederick | 9,559 | 54.57% | 7,747 | 44.22% | 98 | 0.56% | 44 | 0.25% | 70 | 0.40% | 1,812 | 10.34% | 17,518 |
Garrett | 2,805 | 70.25% | 1,070 | 26.80% | 91 | 2.28% | 6 | 0.15% | 21 | 0.53% | 1,735 | 43.45% | 3,993 |
Harford | 4,175 | 49.86% | 4,134 | 49.37% | 36 | 0.43% | 13 | 0.16% | 16 | 0.19% | 41 | 0.49% | 8,374 |
Howard | 2,608 | 51.46% | 2,397 | 47.30% | 23 | 0.45% | 13 | 0.26% | 27 | 0.53% | 211 | 4.16% | 5,068 |
Kent | 2,838 | 48.22% | 3,034 | 51.55% | 2 | 0.03% | 4 | 0.07% | 8 | 0.14% | -196 | -3.33% | 5,886 |
Montgomery | 5,948 | 47.96% | 6,277 | 50.61% | 76 | 0.61% | 50 | 0.40% | 51 | 0.41% | -329 | -2.65% | 12,402 |
Prince George's | 6,628 | 56.83% | 4,857 | 41.64% | 110 | 0.94% | 45 | 0.39% | 23 | 0.20% | 1,771 | 15.18% | 11,663 |
Queen Anne's | 2,157 | 37.43% | 3,519 | 61.07% | 38 | 0.66% | 29 | 0.50% | 19 | 0.33% | -1,362 | -23.64% | 5,762 |
St. Mary's | 2,175 | 53.13% | 1,861 | 45.46% | 27 | 0.66% | 7 | 0.17% | 24 | 0.59% | 314 | 7.67% | 4,094 |
Somerset | 3,658 | 57.57% | 2,634 | 41.45% | 16 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.05% | 43 | 0.68% | 1,024 | 16.12% | 6,354 |
Talbot | 3,050 | 49.19% | 3,130 | 50.48% | 11 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.11% | -80 | -1.29% | 6,200 |
Washington | 8,757 | 54.75% | 6,852 | 42.84% | 353 | 2.21% | 8 | 0.05% | 25 | 0.16% | 1,905 | 11.91% | 15,995 |
Wicomico | 4,225 | 45.39% | 5,054 | 54.29% | 12 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.06% | 12 | 0.13% | -829 | -8.91% | 9,309 |
Worcester | 3,090 | 45.13% | 3,676 | 53.69% | 28 | 0.41% | 12 | 0.18% | 41 | 0.60% | -586 | -8.56% | 6,847 |
Totals | 236,117 | 55.11% | 180,626 | 42.16% | 8,876 | 2.07% | 1,645 | 0.38% | 1,178 | 0.27% | 55,491 | 12.95% | 428,442 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (City)
- Baltimore (County)
- Carroll
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Prince George's
- St. Mary's
- Washington
See also
- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1920 United States presidential election
- 1920 United States elections
References
- ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6
- ^ Diamond, William; โUrban and Rural Voting in 1896โ; The American Historical Review, vol. 46, no. 2 (January 1941), pp. 281-305
- ^ Shufelt, Gordeon H.; 'Jim Crow among strangers: The growth of Baltimore's Little Italy and Maryland's disfranchisement campaigns'; Journal of American Ethnic History; vol. 19, issue 4 (Summer 2000), pp. 49-78
- ^ Price, Harry N.; โAlter Harding Tour: Managers Abridge Western Trip; Arrange Tryout in East. Now Aim to Win Marylandโ; The Washington Post, September 17, 1920, p. 1
- New York Times, October 10, 1920, p. 6
- ^ โCox Gains Slightly in Big Straw Vote: But Harding Leads on Ballot with 495,961 Against 325,004 for Governorโ; New York Times, October 17, 1920, p. 5
- ^ โHarding 363 Votes, Cox 168, Is Result Obtained From Estimates by 47 Editors: Maryland, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and Arizona, With Solid South, Are Only States Conceded to Democratic Candidate in Nation-Wide Canvassโ; Special to the Washington Post, October 31, 1920, p. 1
- ^ โMaryland Appears Safely Republican: Harding May Get Record Vote if Colored Women Can Master Ballotโ; The Washington Post, October 31, 1920, p. 4
- ISBN 9780813121505
- ^ "1920 Presidential General Election Results โ Maryland". Dave Leipโs U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections; โMaryland Election Returns, 1920โ; Maryland Manual (1921) pp. 133-137