5th Congress: Maryland 1796
Maryland elected six Federalists and two Democratic-Republicans to the Fifth Congress.
Maryland used a district system for electing members to Congress.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 785 | 99.7% | ✓ |
| 2 | Richard Sprigg | Democratic-Republican | 1,400 | unopposed | ✓ |
| 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 660 | 51% | ✓ |
| 3 | Benjamin Edwards | Federalist | 635 | 49% | |
| 4 | George Baer | Federalist | 1,792 | 72.1% | ✓ |
| 4 | Samuel Ringgold | Democratic-Republican | 695 | 27.9% | |
| 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 337 | unopposed | ✓ |
| 6 | William Mathews | Federalist | 1,387 | 51.5% | ✓ |
| 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 1,307 | 48.5% | |
| 7 | William Hindman | Federalist | 1,665 | 62.6% | ✓ |
| 7 | Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 995 | 37.4% | |
| 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 903 | unopposed | ✓ |
In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.
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