1911 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911.

1911 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1907 November 7, 1911 1915 →
 
Nominee Phillips Lee Goldsborough Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 106,392 103,395
Percentage 49.26% 47.88%

County results
Goldsborough:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Gorman:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Austin Lane Crothers
Democratic

Elected Governor

Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Republican

Incumbent Governor Austin Lane Crothers did not seek re-election.[1][2]

Republican candidate Phillips Lee Goldsborough defeated Democratic candidate Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1911 Maryland gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Phillips Lee Goldsborough 106,392 49.26%
Democratic Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. 103,395 47.88%
Socialist Charles E. Devlin 3,783 1.75%
Prohibition John H. Dulany 2,397 1.11%
Majority 2,997 1.38%
Turnout 215,967 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Notes edit

  1. ^ OurCampaigns omits Devlin and Dulany as candidates.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Governor Withdraws". Evening capital and Maryland gazette. Annapolis, Md. August 8, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "State Politics". The Citizen. Frederick City, Md. August 11, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "John H. Dulany for Governor of Maryland". The Evening Post. Frederick, Maryland. June 30, 1911. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  5. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  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 N. Winslow Williams, Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1912. Baltimore: John Murphy Co., Printers. p. 229.
  9. ^ "MD Governor, 1911". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.