1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1899 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1899.

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Walter Smith Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 128,409 116,286
Percentage 51.12% 46.29%

County results
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lowndes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

John Walter Smith
Democratic

Incumbent Governor Republican Lloyd Lowndes Jr. was defeated by Democratic candidate John Walter Smith.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1899 Maryland gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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

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  1. ^ "Nomination Papers Filed". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. October 13, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "MD Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  5. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Compiled by the Secretary of State (1900). Maryland Manual 1899. Baltimore: King Bros., State Printers. p. 263.