1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
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Maryland elected its members October 6, 1816.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[a] | |
| Maryland 1 | Philip Stuart | Federalist | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip Stuart (Federalist) 99.1% |
| Maryland 2 | John C. Herbert | Federalist | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Herbert (Federalist) 50.6% Joshua Barney (Democratic-Republican) 49.2% |
| Maryland 3 | Alexander C. Hanson | Federalist | 1812 | Incumbent resigned in 1816 when elected U.S. Senator. Winner was also elected to finish the term. Federalist hold. |
√ George Peter (Federalist) 46.0% Charles Kilgour (Federalist) 30.4% Nicholas Snethen (Democratic-Republican) 23.6% |
| Maryland 4 | George Baer Jr. | Federalist | 1796 1801 (Retired) 1814 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 53.6% Matthew Van Lear (Federalist) 46.3% |
| Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1802 (Retired) 1816 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 42.0% √ Peter Little (Democratic-Republican) 31.4% Tobias Stansbury (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%[1] |
| Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Maryland 6 | Stevenson Archer | Democratic-Republican | 1811 (Special) | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican) 51.5% Stevenson Archer (Democratic-Republican) 48.5% |
| Maryland 7 | Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 1810 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Thomas Culbreth (Democratic-Republican) 50.8% William Potter (Federalist) 49.2% |
| Maryland 8 | Charles Goldsborough | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Thomas Bayly (Federalist) 51.7% Ephraim King Wilson (Federalist) 46.6% Thomas Williams (Democratic-Republican) 1.8% |
See also
[edit]- 1816 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election
- 1816 Maryland's 5th congressional district special elections
- 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from Maryland
Notes
[edit]- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
References
[edit]- ^ "Maryland 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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