1891 Maryland gubernatorial election

1891 Maryland gubernatorial election

←  1887 November 3, 1891 1895  →

Nominee Frank Brown William J. Vannort Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 108,539 78,388 Percentage 56.52% 40.82%

County results Brown:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Vannort:     50–60%

Governor before election Elihu Emory Jackson Democratic Elected Governor Frank Brown Democratic

The 1891 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1891.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Elihu Emory Jackson did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Frank Brown defeated Republican candidate William J. Vannort.

General election

Candidates

• Frank Brown, Democratic, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, former Postmaster of Baltimore ^{[1] [2]}
• William J. Vannort, Republican, farmer ^[3]
• Edwin Higgins, Prohibition

Results

1891 Maryland gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Brown	108,539	56.52%
	Republican	William J. Vannort	78,388	40.82%
	Prohibition	Edwin Higgins	5,120	2.67%
Majority			30,151	15.70%
Turnout			192,047
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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3. "The Republican Convention". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. August 28, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
4. "MD Governor, 1891". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
6. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 16. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
7. "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
8. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
9. 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.
10. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland, January Session, 1892. Annapolis: Chas. H. Baughman & Co., State Printers. 1892. p. 21.