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Presidential election in Maryland, 2016

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General election in Maryland
  Date: November 8, 2016
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton
Electoral votes: 10
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)
Democratic Primary
  Date: April 26, 2016
Winner: Hillary Clinton
Republican Primary
  Date: April 26, 2016
Winner: Donald Trump
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Maryland held an election for the president of the United States on November 8, 2016. Democratic and Republican primaries took place in Maryland on April 26, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hillary Clinton won Maryland in the general election. In 2016, Maryland had 10 electoral votes, which was 1.8 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs and 3.7 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the general election.
  • Between 1900 and 2016, Maryland cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.33 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Maryland supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 66.67 to 33.33 percent. The state favored Democrats in every presidential election between between 2000 and 2016.
  • Presidential primary elections in Maryland took place on April 26, 2016. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary with 62.5 percent of the vote. Donald Trump won the Republican primary with 54.1 percent.

    • General election candidates and results

    Candidates

    See also: Ballot access for presidential candidates

    The candidate list below is based on an official list on the Maryland State Board of Elections website. The candidate names below appear in the order in which they were listed on the official list—not necessarily the order in which they appeared on the ballot in November. Write-in candidates were not included in the list below.

    Presidential candidates on the ballot in Maryland

    ☐ Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)
    ☑ Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)
    ☐ Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian)
    ☐ Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green)

    Results

    U.S. presidential election, Maryland, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 60.3% 1,677,928 10
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 33.9% 943,169 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.9% 79,605 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.3% 35,945 0
         - Write-in votes 1.6% 44,799 0
    Total Votes 2,781,446 10
    Election results via: Maryland State Board of Elections

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Maryland's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Maryland, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Maryland participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Maryland voted for the winning presidential candidate 73.33 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[1]
    • Maryland voted Democratic 66.67 percent of the time and Republican 33.33 percent of the time.

    Split electoral votes

    In 1904, Maryland split its electoral votes; Theodore Roosevelt (R) received one electoral vote and Alton B. Parker (D) received seven.[2][3] In 1908, once again, Maryland split its electoral votes; William H. Taft (R) received two electoral votes and William J. Bryan (D) received six.[2][4]

    Presidential election voting record in Maryland, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Election results

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Maryland, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 62% 1,677,844 10
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 35.9% 971,869 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/James Gray 1.1% 30,195 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.6% 17,110 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.4% 9,555 0
         N/A Other 0% 954 0
    Total Votes 2,707,527 10
    Election results via: Election Atlas

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Maryland, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 62.1% 1,629,467 10
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 36.6% 959,862 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.6% 14,713 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.4% 9,842 0
         N/A Other 0.3% 8,621 0
    Total Votes 2,622,505 10
    Election results via: Election Atlas

    Electoral votes

    See also: Electoral College

    The president of the United States is not elected by popular vote but rather by electors in the Electoral College. In fact, when Americans vote for president, they are actually voting for a slate of electors selected by members of Democratic and Republican state parties or nominated in some other fashion. Under this system, which is laid out in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution, each state is allocated one electoral vote for every member of their congressional delegation, meaning one for each member of the U.S. House and one for each of their two Senators.

    Maryland electors

    In 2016, Maryland had 10 electoral votes. Maryland's share of electoral votes represented 1.8 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 3.7 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president.

    "Faithless electors"

    The U.S. Constitution does not dictate how presidential electors are to cast their votes, but, in general, electors are expected to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state or the candidates of the party that nominated them to serve as electors. Electors who choose not to vote for the winner of the popular vote or the candidates of the party that nominated them are known as "faithless electors." Faithless electors are rare. Between 1900 and 2012, there were only eight known instances of faithless electors.

    Several states have passed laws against faithless electors and require electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state, for the candidate of the party that nominated them to serve as electors, or in accordance with any pledge they may have been required to make at the time of their nomination. In states with these types of laws, faithless electors can be fined or replaced, or their votes can be nullified.[6][7]

    Maryland was one of 31 states in 2016—including the District of Columbia—with a law seeking to bind the votes of presidential electors.

    Down ballot races

    See also: Maryland elections, 2016

    Below is a list of down ballot races in Maryland covered by Ballotpedia in 2016.

    Primary election

    Quick facts

    Democrats:
    • 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton
    • Poll leader: Hillary Clinton
    • 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama
    • Type: Closed Primary
    • Delegate allocation: Proportional
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 95
    		 Republicans
    • 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
    • Poll leader: Donald Trump
    • 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney
    • Type: Closed Primary
    • Delegate allocation: Winner take all
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 38

    Democrats

    Hillary Clinton won Maryland's Democratic primary, defeating Bernie Sanders by nearly 30 percent.[8] In a CNN exit poll, Clinton swept voters over age 30 while Sanders swept voters age 18 to 29. The same exit poll showed that Clinton had the support of 73 percent of black respondents and 54 percent of white respondents. Clinton also won the support of voters at all income and education levels, according to exit polls.[9]

    Republicans

    Donald Trump won Maryland's Republican primary, winning 23 of 23 counties and Baltimore City.[8] In an exit poll, NBC News asked Maryland Republicans how they felt about the federal government. More than half, 51 percent, said they felt dissatisfied. Another 38 percent said they felt angry. Just one percent felt enthusiasm.[10] A CNN exit poll showed that Trump topped Ted Cruz and John Kasich across all age groups and education levels.[11]

    2016 primary results

    Democrats

    Maryland Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 62.5% 573,242 60
    Bernie Sanders 33.8% 309,990 35
    Roque De La Fuente 0.4% 3,582 0
    Other 3.3% 29,949 0
    Totals 916,763 95
    Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State

    Republicans

    Maryland Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Jeb Bush 0.6% 2,770 0
    Ben Carson 1.3% 5,946 0
    Chris Christie 0.3% 1,239 0
    Ted Cruz 19% 87,093 0
    Carly Fiorina 0.2% 1,012 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.2% 837 0
    John Kasich 23.2% 106,614 0
    Rand Paul 0.3% 1,533 0
    Marco Rubio 0.7% 3,201 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 478 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 54.1% 248,343 38
    Totals 459,066 38
    Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State

    Primary candidates

    Democrats[12]

    Hillary Clinton


    Roque De La Fuente


    Bernie Sanders

    Republicans[12]

    Jeb Bush
    Ben Carson
    Chris Christie
    Ted Cruz


    Carly Fiorina
    Robert Henry Heller Jr.
    Mike Huckabee
    John Kasich


    Rand Paul
    Marco Rubio
    Rick Santorum
    Donald Trump

    Polls

    Democratic Primary

    Democratic Party Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Maryland)
    Poll Hillary Clinton Bernie SandersUnsure or OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
    Monmouth
    April 18-20, 2016    		57%32%11%+/-5.7300
    Public Policy Polling
    April 15-17, 2016    		58%33%9%+/-4.4492
    NBC4/Marist
    April 5-9, 2016    		58%36%6%+/-3.5775
    Washington Post/Univ. of Maryland
    March 30-April 3, 2016    		55%40%5%+/-5.5539
    The Baltimore Sun
    March 4-8, 2016    		61%28%11%+/-4.9400
    Goucher
    February 13-18, 2016    		58%28%14%+/-5.6307
    Gonzales Research
    January 11-16, 2016    		40%27%33%+/-5402
    Washington Post/University of Maryland
    October 8-11, 2015    		43%20%37%+/-5490
    Washington Post/University of Maryland
    October 8-11, 2015    		43%17%37%+/-5490
    Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


    Republican Primary

    Republican Party Republican Party presidential primary polling (Maryland)
    Poll Donald Trump John KasichTed CruzUnsure or OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
    Public Policy Polling
    April 15-17, 2016    		43%29%24%4%+/-5.7310
    Monmouth
    April 10-12, 2016    		47%27%19%7%+/-5.7301
    Free Beacon/TargetPoint
    April 8-10, 2016    		33%25%26%16%+/-N/A600
    NBC4/Marist
    April 5-9, 2016    		41%24%29%6%+/-5.1368
    Washington Post/University of Maryland
    March 30-April 3, 2016    		41%31%22%6%+/-7.5283
    Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
    Republican Party Republican Party presidential primary polling January-March 2016 (Maryland)
    Poll Donald Trump Ted CruzMarco RubioJohn KasichBen CarsonChris ChristieJeb BushCarly FiorinaJim GilmoreMike HuckabeeUnsure or OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
    The Baltimore Sun
    March 4-8, 2016    		34%25%14%18%0%0%0%0%0%0%9%+/-4.9400
    Gonzales Research
    January 11-16, 2016    		32%15%14%0%9%8%4%0%0%0%18%+/-5.8301
    Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


    Delegates

    Delegate selection

    See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

    Democratic Party

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    Maryland had 120 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 96 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[13][14]

    Twenty-four party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[13][15]

    Maryland superdelegates

    See also: Superdelegates from Maryland, 2016 and Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

    Republican Party

    Logo-GOP.png

    Maryland had 38 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Maryland's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a given district received all of that district's delegates.[16][17]

    Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Maryland's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[16][17]

    Republican delegates

    See also: Republican delegates from Maryland, 2016

    All 38 delegates from Maryland were pledged to support Donald Trump at the convention.

    RNC Rules Committee members

    See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
    Republican Disc.svg
    Each state and territorial delegation selected one male and one female delegate to sit on the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention's proceedings. The Rules Committee members from Maryland were Nicolee Ambrose and Jim Crawford.

    Presidential voting history

    Maryland presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 22 Democratic wins
    • 10 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party R D D D D R R R D D D D R R R D D D R D D R R D D D D D D D D D


    State profile

    Demographic data for Maryland
     MarylandU.S.
    Total population:5,994,983316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):9,7073,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:57.6%73.6%
    Black/African American:29.5%12.6%
    Asian:6%5.1%
    Native American:0.3%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:3%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:9%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:89.4%86.7%
    College graduation rate:37.9%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$74,551$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:10.7%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maryland.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Maryland

    Maryland voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


    More Maryland coverage on Ballotpedia

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1904-1912," accessed June 21, 2016
    3. ↑ University of California Santa Barbara, "The American Presidency Project, Election of 1904," accessed June 22, 2016
    4. ↑ University of California Santa Barbara, "The American Presidency Project, Election of 1908," accessed June 22, 2016
    5. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    6. ↑ Archives.gov, "About the Electors," accessed July 28, 2016
    7. ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Electoral College: How it works in contemporary presidential elections," April 13, 2016
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
    9. ↑ CNN, "Maryland Exit Polls," April 26, 2016
    10. ↑ NBC News, “Live Blog: Exit Poll Analysis From Tuesday's Primaries,” April 26, 2016
    11. ↑ CNN, "Maryland Exit Polls," April 26 2016
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 9, 2016
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
    14. ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
    15. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
    16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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