Abraham Lincoln Republican Abraham Lincoln National Union The 1864 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election.

[2] Maryland was won by the National Union candidate incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson.

They defeated the Democratic candidate 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio.

[2] This was the last time that a Republican would win Maryland in a presidential election until William McKinley won it in 1896.

National Union Democratic Votes Cast [3]