1883 Maryland gubernatorial election

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%

County results
McLane:      50–60%      60–70%
Holton:      50–60%

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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

References

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  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.