1864 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1864 Maryland gubernatorial election
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Nominee Thomas Swann Ezekiel F. Chambers
Party Unionist Democratic
Popular vote40,57932,068
Percentage55.86%44.14%
Governor before election

Augustus Bradford
Unionist

Elected Governor

Thomas Swann
Unionist

The 1864 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Union Party Governor Augustus Bradford did not run for re-election. Union Party candidate Thomas Swann defeated Democratic candidate Ezekiel F. Chambers.

Contents

The Union Party was a faction of the Maryland Democratic Party which supported the Lincoln administration. [1] The party supported the re-election of Abraham Lincoln under the banner of the National Union Party. [2]

Swann took his oath of office on January 11, 1865, but by a provision of the 1864 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 10, 1866. [3]

Results

1864 Maryland gubernatorial election [4] [5] [6] [7] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Swann 40,579 55.86%
Democratic Ezekiel F. Chambers 32,06844.14%
Majority8,51111.72%
Turnout 72,647100.00%
Unionist hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ OurCampaigns records the result as Swann 41,828, Chambers 32,178. This was actually the result of the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Wilner, Alan M. (1984). The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History. Maryland Department of General Services. p. 46. ISBN   9780942370126.
  2. ↑ Chandler, Julian Alvin Carroll, ed. (1909). The South in the Building of the Nation: The History of the Southern States. Vol. 1. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. p. 213.
  3. ↑ Frank F. White Jr. (1970), "Biography of Augustus Williamson Bradford", The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970, Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, pp. 159–163, OCLC   144620 , 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. 2. 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. 261. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  8. ↑ "MD Governor, 1864". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.


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