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The 1897 Maryland comptroller election was held on 2 November 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.
On election day, 2 November 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 17 January 1898. [1]
| 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 | ||||
Phillips Lee Goldsborough I, was an American Republican politician who was the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. He was also Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900. To date, he is the last Republican to serve as Comptroller of Maryland.
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The 1928 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1928.
The 1958 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democratic nominee J. Millard Tawes defeated Republican nominee James Devereux with 63.55% of the vote.
The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harry Nice defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Ritchie with 49.52% of the vote in a rematch of the 1919 election.
The 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911.
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