1899 Maryland Comptroller election

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1899 Maryland Comptroller election
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  1897 7 November 1899 1901  
  Joshua Webster Hering (1910) (cropped).png Phillips Lee Goldsborough photo portrait.jpg
Nominee Joshua W. Hering Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote127,604116,043
Percentage51.09%46.46%

Comptroller before election

Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Republican

Elected Comptroller

Joshua W. Hering
Democratic

The 1899 Maryland comptroller election was held on 7 November 1899 in order to elect the comptroller of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Maryland Senate Joshua W. Hering defeated Republican nominee and incumbent comptroller Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Prohibition nominee Phineas F. Ball, Social Democratic nominee Joseph C. Fowler and Union Reform nominee William E. George.

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General election

On election day, 7 November 1899, Democratic nominee Joshua W. Hering won the election by a margin of 11,561 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Phillips Lee Goldsborough, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of comptroller. Hering was sworn in as the 18th comptroller of Maryland on 15 January 1900. [1]

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 1899
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joshua W. Hering 127,604 51.09
Republican Phillips Lee Goldsborough (incumbent)116,04346.46
Prohibition Phineas F. Ball5,3022.12
Social Democratic Joseph C. Fowler4530.18
Union Reform William E. George3680.15
Total votes249,770 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2024.