Maryland · 2020 presidential election
Maryland presidential election results 2020
Joseph R. Biden carried Maryland by 33.21 points (1,008,609 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 10
- Votes counted
- 3,037,030
- MD result
- D+33.2
- Compared with the nation
- 28.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2016
- 6.8 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 1,985,023 | 65.36% | 10 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 976,414 | 32.15% | — | |
| Others | Others | 75,593 | 2.49% | — | |
| Total votes | 3,037,030 | ||||
Sources: md-2020.xlsx · 2020
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 31 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Winner Selected (Democratic) | Democratic | 1,985,023 | 65.75% |
| Donald J. Trump and Michael Pence (Republican) | Republican | 976,414 | 32.34% |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy Spike Cohen (Libertarian) | Libertarian | 33,488 | 1.11% |
| Howie Gresham Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green) | Green | 15,799 | 0.52% |
| Jerome M. Segal and John de Graaf (Bread and Roses) | Bread and Roses | 5,884 | 0.19% |
| Kanye West (Write In) (Other) | Other | 1,117 | 0.04% |
| Brian Carroll (Write In) (Other) | Other | 795 | 0.03% |
| Jade Simmons and Claudeligh J. Roze (Write In) (Other) | Other | 131 | 0.00% |
| Gloria La Riva and Sunil Freeman (Write In) (Unaffiliated) | Unaffiliated | 125 | 0.00% |
| Albert Raley (Write In) (Unaffiliated) | Unaffiliated | 32 | 0.00% |
| Mark Charles and Adrian Wallace (Write In) (Other) | Other | 30 | 0.00% |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente (Write In) (Other) | Other | 26 | 0.00% |
| Barbara Bellar (Write In) (Other) | Other | 23 | 0.00% |
| Shawn Howard (Write In) (Other) | Other | 20 | 0.00% |
| Brock Pierce and Karia Ballard (Write In) (Other) | Other | 16 | 0.00% |
| Todd Cella (Write In) (Other) | Other | 11 | 0.00% |
| Tom Hoefling and Andy Prior (Write In) (Other) | Other | 11 | 0.00% |
| Phil Collins (Write In) (Other) | Other | 10 | 0.00% |
| Dennis Andrew Ball (Write In) (Other) | Other | 8 | 0.00% |
| Deborah Rouse and Sheila Cannon (Write In) (Other) | Other | 6 | 0.00% |
| Kasey Wells (Write In) (Other) | Other | 5 | 0.00% |
| President Boddie (Write In) (Other) | Other | 4 | 0.00% |
| Peter W. Sherrill (Write In) (Other) | Other | 3 | 0.00% |
| Benjamin Schwalb (Write In) (Unaffiliated) | Unaffiliated | 3 | 0.00% |
| Johnson Lee (Write In) (Other) | Other | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sharon Wallace and Karen M. Short (Write In) (Democratic) | Democratic | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mary Ruth Caro Simmons and Sherrie Dow (Write In) (Other) | Other | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ryan Ehrenreich and Veronica Ehrenreich (Write In) (Other) | Other | 0 | 0.00% |
| Randall Foltyniewkz (Write In) (Other) | Other | 0 | 0.00% |
| Susan B. Lochocki (Write In) (Other) | Other | 0 | 0.00% |
| Edward Shlikas (Write In) (Unaffiliated) | Unaffiliated | 0 | 0.00% |
| Write-in / scattering | 18,045 | ||
Notes on how this document was read
- The sheet's 'total other' line (75,593, the sum of candidates other than Trump and Biden) is not a candidate row and is skipped; 'Other Write-Ins' is write_in.
Method: spreadsheet cells (openpyxl, values only); labels and numbers as stored in the workbook
County resultsMedia count
Download CSV| County | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | 9,158 | 20,886 | 597 | 30,641 | 38.3 |
| Anne Arundel County | 172,823 | 127,821 | 8,973 | 309,617 | 14.5 |
| Baltimore County | 258,409 | 146,202 | 10,321 | 414,932 | 27.0 |
| Baltimore city | 207,260 | 25,374 | 4,827 | 237,461 | 76.6 |
| Calvert County | 22,587 | 25,346 | 1,179 | 49,112 | 5.6 |
| Caroline County | 5,095 | 10,283 | 416 | 15,794 | 32.8 |
| Carroll County | 36,456 | 60,218 | 3,653 | 100,327 | 23.7 |
| Cecil County | 16,809 | 29,439 | 1,214 | 47,462 | 26.6 |
| Charles County | 62,171 | 25,579 | 1,748 | 89,498 | 40.9 |
| Dorchester County | 6,857 | 8,764 | 356 | 15,977 | 11.9 |
| Frederick County | 77,675 | 63,682 | 4,258 | 145,615 | 9.6 |
| Garrett County | 3,281 | 12,002 | 328 | 15,611 | 55.9 |
| Harford County | 63,095 | 80,930 | 4,161 | 148,186 | 12.0 |
| Howard County | 129,433 | 48,390 | 5,239 | 183,062 | 44.3 |
| Kent County | 5,329 | 5,195 | 270 | 10,794 | 1.2 |
| Montgomery County | 419,569 | 101,222 | 12,952 | 533,743 | 59.6 |
| Prince George's County | 379,208 | 37,090 | 8,557 | 424,855 | 80.5 |
| Queen Anne's County | 10,709 | 18,741 | 840 | 30,290 | 26.5 |
| Somerset County | 4,241 | 5,739 | 167 | 10,147 | 14.8 |
| St. Mary's County | 23,138 | 30,826 | 1,701 | 55,665 | 13.8 |
| Talbot County | 11,062 | 10,946 | 547 | 22,555 | 0.5 |
| Washington County | 26,044 | 40,224 | 1,511 | 67,779 | 20.9 |
| Wicomico County | 22,054 | 22,944 | 1,218 | 46,216 | 1.9 |
| Worcester County | 12,560 | 18,571 | 560 | 31,691 | 19.0 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document.
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming Maryland’s electors was signed on the 14th day of December. Open the certificate (PDF, 1 page)
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Questions and answers
Who won Maryland in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden won Maryland by 33.21 percentage points (1,008,609 votes).
How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 2020?
Maryland cast 10 electoral votes in 2020.
How many people voted for president in Maryland in 2020?
3,037,030 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Maryland in 2020?
Donald J. Trump 14, Joseph R. Biden 10 (out of 24 counties with results).
How did Maryland change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 6.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 26.4 points to Democratic by 33.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data