1883 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1883 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1883.

1883 Maryland gubernatorial election

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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

Incumbent Democratic Governor William Thomas Hamilton did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Robert Milligan McLane defeated Republican candidate Hart B. Holton.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1883 Maryland gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Milligan McLane 92,694 53.46%
Republican Hart B. Holton 80,707 46.54%
Majority 11,987 6.92%
Turnout 173,401
Democratic hold Swing

Notes edit

  1. ^ Some sources give Holton's vote as 80,712.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "MD Governor, 1883". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  3. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  5. ^ Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland, January Session, 1884. Annapolis: James Young, State Printer. 1884. p. 21.
  6. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  7. ^ 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.