1899 Maryland Comptroller election

1899 Maryland Comptroller election

←  1897 November 7, 1899 1901  →

Nominee Joshua W. Hering Phillips Lee Goldsborough Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 127,604 116,043 Percentage 51.09% 46.46%

County results Hering:     40–50%     50–60% Goldsborough:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Comptroller before election Phillips Lee Goldsborough Republican Elected Comptroller Joshua W. Hering Democratic

The 1899 Maryland comptroller election was held on November 7, 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.

General election

On election day, November 7, 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 January 15, 1900. ^[1]

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 1899

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua W. Hering	127,604	51.09
	Republican	Phillips Lee Goldsborough (incumbent)	116,043	46.46
	Prohibition	Phineas F. Ball	5,302	2.12
	Social Democratic	Joseph C. Fowler	453	0.18
	Union Reform	William E. George	368	0.15
Total votes			249,770	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

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