The 1895 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1895.
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County results Lowndes: 40–50% 50–60% Hurst: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Governor Frank Brown did not seek re-election.
Republican candidate Lloyd Lowndes Jr. defeated Democratic candidate John E. Hurst.
General election
editCandidates
edit- John E. Hurst, Democratic, merchant[1]
- Lloyd Lowndes Jr., Republican, former U.S. Congressman
- Joshua Levering, Prohibition, president of the Baltimore Young Men's Christian Association[2][3]
- Henry F. Andrews, People's and Socialist Labor[4]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. | 124,936 | 52.01% | ||
Democratic | John E. Hurst | 106,169 | 44.20% | ||
Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 7,719 | 3.21% | ||
Populist | Henry F. Andrews | 989 | 0.41% | ||
Socialist Labor | Henry F. Andrews | 392 | 0.16% | ||
Total | Henry F. Andrews | 1,381 | 0.57% | ||
Majority | 18,767 | 7.81% | |||
Turnout | 240,205 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "John E. Hurst, Baltimore's Successful Merchant, for Governor". The Citizen. Frederick City, Md. August 2, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "War on Vice". The Ottawa Free Trader. Ottawa, Illinois. October 18, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Joshua Levering (Prohibition Presidential Candidate 1896)". Prohibition Party. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Dunning's Treachery". The midland journal. Rising Sun, Md. October 25, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. pp. 261–262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Compiled by Elihu S. Riley (1896). The Maryland Manual for 1896 (PDF). Annapolis, Md.: King Bros., State Printers. p. 198.