Election for governor of Maryland, U.S.
1883 Maryland gubernatorial election
Nominee
Robert Milligan McLane
Hart B. Holton
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
92,694
80,707
Percentage
53.46%
46.54%
Governor before election
William Thomas Hamilton
Democratic
Elected Governor
Robert Milligan McLane
Democratic
The 1883 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1883.
Incumbent Democratic Governor William Thomas Hamilton did not seek re-election.
Democratic candidate Robert Milligan McLane defeated Republican candidate Hart B. Holton .
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Robert Milligan McLane , Democratic, former U.S. Congressman
Hart B. Holton , Republican, incumbent U.S. Congressman
Results [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Some sources give Holton's vote as 80,712.[6] [7]
References [ ]
^ "MD Governor, 1883" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 September 2021 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0 .
^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014" . Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2021 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland, January Session, 1884 . Annapolis: James Young, State Printer. 1884. p. 21.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
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