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Maryland gubernatorial elections

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The following is a list of elections for the position of Governor of Maryland since the American Civil War.

Contents

Winners are in bold and incumbents are denoted by asterisks.

2014

The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014.

  • Larry Hogan / Boyd Rutherford (Republican) - 884,400 (51.03%%)
  • Anthony G. Brown / Ken Ulman (Democratic) - 818,890 (47.25%)
  • Shawn Quinn / Lorenzo Gaztañaga (Libertarian) - 25,382 (1.46%)
  • Write-ins - 4,505 (0.26%)
  • 2010

    The 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010.

  • Martin O'Malley / Anthony G. Brown (Democratic) - 1,043,724 (56.2%)
  • Robert L. Ehrlich / Mary D. Kane (Republican) - 775,661 (41.8%)
  • Susan Gaztañaga / Doug McNeil (Libertarian) - 14,124 (0.8%)
  • Allwine / Eidel (Green) - 11,809 (0.6%)
  • Knowles / Hargadon (Constitution) - 8,596 (0.5%)
  • Write-ins - 1,943 (0.1%)
  • 2006

  • Martin O'Malley / Anthony G. Brown (D) - 942,279 (52.7%)
  • Robert L. Ehrlich / Kristen Cox (R) * - 825,464 (46.2%)
  • Ed Boyd / James Madigan (G) - 15,551 (0.9%)
  • Chris Driscoll / Ed Rothstein (P) - 3,481 (0.2%)
  • 2002

  • Robert L. Ehrlich / Michael S. Steele (R) - 879,592 (51.55%)
  • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend / Charles R. Larson (D) - 813,422 (47.68%)
  • Spear Lancaster / Lorenzo Gaztañaga (L) - 11,546 (0.68%)
  • 1998

  • Parris N. Glendening / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D)* - 846,972 (55.17%)
  • Ellen Sauerbrey / Richard D. Bennett (R) - 688,357 (44.83%)
  • 1994

  • Parris N. Glendening / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) - 708,094 (50.21%)
  • Ellen Sauerbrey / Paul Rappaport (R) - 702,101 (49.79%)
  • 1990

  • William Donald Schaefer / Melvin Steinberg (D)* - 664,015 (59.77%)
  • William S. Shepard / Lois Shepard (R) - 446,980 (40.23%)
  • 1986

  • William Donald Schaefer / Melvin Steinberg (D) - 907,291 (82.37%)
  • Thomas J. Mooney / Melvin Bilal (R) - 194,185 (17.63%)
  • 1982

  • Harry R. Hughes/ J. Joseph Curran, Jr. (D)* - 705,910 (61.99%)
  • Robert Pascal/ Newton Ivan Steers, Jr. (R) - 432,826 (38.01%)
  • 1978

  • Harry R. Hughes/ Samuel W. Bogley (D) - 718,328 (70.98%)
  • John Glenn Beall, Jr./ Aris T. Allen (R) - 293,635 (29.02%)
  • 1974

  • Marvin Mandel/ Blair Lee III (D)* - 602,648 (63.50%)
  • Louise Gore/ Frank B. Wade (R) - 346,449 (36.50%)
  • 1970

  • Marvin Mandel/ Blair Lee III (D) - 639,579 (65.73%)
  • C. Stanley Blair/ Herbert John "Jack" Miller, Jr. (R) - 314,336 (32.30%)
  • Robert Woods Merkle, Sr./ Elbert G. Miller (American) - 19,184 (1.97%)
  • 1966

  • Spiro Agnew (R) - 455,318 (49.50%)
  • George P. Mahoney (D) - 373,543 (40.61%)
  • Hyman A. Pressman (I) - 90,899 (9.88%)
  • 1962

  • J. Millard Tawes (D)* - 428,071 (55.64%)
  • Frank Small, Jr. (R) - 341,271 (44.36%)
  • 1958

  • J. Millard Tawes (D) - 485,061 (63.55%)
  • James Patrick Devereux (R) - 278,173 (36.45%)
  • 1954

  • Theodore R. McKeldin (R)* - 381,451 (54.46%)
  • Harry C. Byrd (D) - 319,033 (45.54%)
  • 1950

  • Theodore R. McKeldin (R) - 369,807 (57.28%)
  • William Preston Lane, Jr. (D)* - 275,824 (42.72%)
  • 1946

  • William Preston Lane, Jr. (D) - 268,084 (54.73%)
  • Theodore R. McKeldin (R) - 221,752 (45.27%)
  • 1942

  • Herbert R. O'Conor (D)* - 198,488 (52.55%)
  • Theodore R. McKeldin (R) - 179,204 (47.45%)
  • 1938

  • Herbert R. O'Conor (D) - 308,372 (54.62%)
  • Harry Whinna Nice (R)* - 242,095 (42.88%)
  • Herbert Brune (I) - 7,503 (1.33%)
  • 1934

  • Harry Whinna Nice (R) - 253,813 (49.52%)
  • Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 247,664 (48.32%)
  • Broadus Mitchell (Socialist) - 6,773 (1.32%)
  • 1930

  • Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 283,639 (55.96%)
  • William F. Broening (R) - 216,864 (42.78%)
  • Elisabeth Gilman (Socialist) - 4,178 (0.82%)
  • 1926

  • Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 207,435 (57.93%)
  • Addison E. Mullikin (R) - 148,145 (41.37%)
  • 1923

  • Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 177,871 (55.97%)
  • Alexander Armstrong (R) - 137,471 (43.26%)
  • 1919

  • Albert C. Ritchie (D) - 112,240 (49.06%)
  • Harry Whinna Nice (R) - 112,075 (48.99%)
  • Arthur L. Blessing (Socialist) - 2,799 (1.22%)
  • 1915

  • Emerson C. Harrington (D) - 119,317 (49.57%)
  • Ovington E. Weller (R) - 116,136 (48.24%)
  • 1911

  • Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R) - 106,392 (50.71%)
  • Arthur P. Gorman, Jr. (D) - 103,395 (49.29%)
  • 1907

  • Austin Lane Crothers (D) - 102,051 (50.66%)
  • George R. Gaither, Jr. (R) - 94,300 (46.81%)
  • James W. Frizzell (Prohibition) - 3,776 (1.87%)
  • 1903

  • Edwin Warfield (D) - 108,548 (52.01%)
  • Stevenson A. Williams (R) - 95,923 (45.97%)
  • William Gisriel (Prohibition) - 2,913 (1.40%)
  • 1899

  • John Walter Smith (D) - 128,409 (51.12%)
  • Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (R)* - 116,286 (46.29%)
  • James Swann (Prohibition) - 5,275 (2.10%)
  • 1895

  • Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (R) - 124,936 (54.06%)
  • John E. Hurst (D) - 106,169 (45.94%)
  • 1891

  • Frank Brown (D) - 108,539 (58.06%)
  • William J. Vannort (R) - 78,388 (41.94%)
  • 1887

  • Elihu E. Jackson (D) - 99,038 (53.34%)
  • Walter B. Brooks (R) - 86,622 (46.66%)
  • 1883

  • Robert M. McLane (D) - 92,694 (53.46%)
  • Hart B. Holton (R) - 80,707 (46.54%)
  • 1879

  • William Thomas Hamilton (D) - 90,771 (56.95%)
  • James Albert Gary (R) - 68,609 (43.05%)
  • 1875

  • John Lee Carroll (D) - 85,454 (54.09%)
  • James Morrison Harris (R) - 72,530 (45.91%)
  • 1871

  • William Pinkney Whyte (D) - 73,958 (55.69%)
  • Jacob Tome (R) - 58,838 (44.31%)
  • 1867

  • Oden Bowie (D) - 63,602 (74.40%)
  • Hugh Lennox Bond (R) - 21,890 (25.60%)
  • References

    Maryland gubernatorial elections Wikipedia