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1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1895 November 7, 1899 1903 →
 
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

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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.

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Results

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election
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

  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.


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