1899 Maryland gubernatorial election
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The 1899 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1899.
Incumbent Governor Republican Lloyd Lowndes Jr. was defeated by Democratic candidate John Walter Smith.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Lloyd Lowndes Jr., Republican, incumbent Governor
- John Walter Smith, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Congressman
- William Nevin Hill, Union Reform, physician[1]
- Levin Thomas Jones, Social Democrat
- John A. Rugemer, Socialist Labor
- James Swann, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Maryland's 1st congressional district in 1898
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Walter Smith | 128,409 | 51.12% | ||
| Republican | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. | 116,286 | 46.29% | ||
| Prohibition | James Swann | 5,275 | 2.10% | ||
| Social Democratic | Levin Thomas Jones | 432 | 0.17% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John A. Rugemer | 420 | 0.17% | ||
| Union Reform Party | William Nevin Hill | 367 | 0.15% | ||
| Write-in | George L. Wellington | 3 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 12,123 | 4.83% | |||
| Turnout | 251,192 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nomination Papers Filed". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. October 13, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Compiled by the Secretary of State (1900). Maryland Manual 1899. Baltimore: King Bros., State Printers. p. 263.
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