1897 Maryland Comptroller election

1897 Maryland Comptroller election

←  1895 November 2, 1897 1899  →

Nominee Phillips Lee Goldsborough Thomas Alexander Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 121,173 114,064 Percentage 50.10% 47.17%

County results Goldsborough:     40–50%     50–60% Smith:     40–50%     50–60%

Comptroller before election Robert Patterson Graham Republican Elected Comptroller Phillips Lee Goldsborough Republican

The 1897 Maryland comptroller election was held on November 2, 1897, in order to elect the comptroller of Maryland. Republican nominee Phillips Lee Goldsborough defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Maryland Senate Thomas Alexander Smith, Prohibition nominee James W. Frizzell and Socialist Labor nominee William Whipkey. As of 2022, this is the last time that a Republican was elected as the Comptroller of Maryland. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 2, 1897, Republican nominee Phillips Lee Goldsborough won the election by a margin of 7,109 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas Alexander Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of comptroller. Goldsborough was sworn in as the 17th comptroller of Maryland on January 17, 1898. ^[2]

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 1897

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	121,173	50.10
	Democratic	Thomas Alexander Smith	114,064	47.17
	Prohibition	James W. Frizzell	6,096	2.52
	Socialist Labor	William Whipkey	508	0.21
Total votes			241,841	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
2. "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. July 26, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-24.