Maryland gubernatorial elections
The following is a list of elections for the position of Governor of Maryland since the American Civil War.
Winners are in bold and incumbents are denoted by asterisks.
Election results by year[]
2018[]
The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018.
- Larry Hogan / Boyd Rutherford (Republican) - 1,275,644 (55.4%)
- Ben Jealous / Susan Turnbull (Democratic) - 1,002,639 (43.5%)
- Shawn Quinn / Christina Smith (Libertarian) - 13,241 (0.6%)
- Ian Schlakman / Annie Chambers (Green) - 11,175 (0.5%)
- Write-ins - 1,813 (0.1%)
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 / (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 / (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 / (R) - 702,101 (49.79%)
1990[]
- William Donald Schaefer / Melvin Steinberg (D)* - 664,015 (59.77%)
- / (R) - 446,980 (40.23%)
1986[]
- William Donald Schaefer / Melvin Steinberg (D) - 907,291 (82.37%)
- / (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/ (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%)
- / 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%)
- (I) - 7,503 (1.33%)
- (Union) - 4,249 (0.75%)
- (Socialist) - 941 (0.17%)
- (Labor) - 759 (0.13%)
- (Communist) - 616 (0.11%)
1934[]
- Harry Whinna Nice (R) - 253,813 (49.52%)
- Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 247,664 (48.32%)
- Broadus Mitchell (Socialist) - 6,773 (1.32%)
- (I) - 2,831 (0.55%)
- Bernard Ades (Communist) - 776 (0.15%)
- (Labor) - 719 (0.14%)
1930[]
- Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 283,639 (55.96%)
- William F. Broening (R) - 216,864 (42.78%)
- Elisabeth Gilman (Socialist) - 4,178 (0.82%)
- (Labor) - 1,358 (0.27%)
- Samuel Parker (Communist) - 855 (0.17%)
1926[]
- Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 207,435 (57.93%)
- (R) - 148,145 (41.37%)
1923[]
- Albert C. Ritchie (D)* - 177,871 (55.97%)
- (R) - 137,471 (43.26%)
1919[]
- Albert C. Ritchie (D) - 112,240 (49.06%)
- Harry Whinna Nice (R) - 112,075 (48.99%)
- (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%)
- (D) - 103,395 (49.29%)
1907[]
- Austin Lane Crothers (D) - 102,051 (50.66%)
- (R) - 94,300 (46.81%)
- (Prohibition) - 3,776 (1.87%)
1903[]
- Edwin Warfield (D) - 108,548 (52.01%)
- (R) - 95,923 (45.97%)
- (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%)
- (D) - 106,169 (45.94%)
1891[]
- Frank Brown (D) - 108,539 (58.06%)
- (R) - 78,388 (41.94%)
1887[]
- Elihu E. Jackson (D) - 99,038 (53.34%)
- (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[]
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