1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

←  1895 November 7, 1899 1903  →

Nominee John Walter Smith Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 128,409 116,286 Percentage 51.12% 46.29%

County results Smith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Lowndes:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Republican Elected Governor John Walter Smith Democratic

The 1899 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1899.

Incumbent Governor Republican Lloyd Lowndes Jr. was defeated by Democratic candidate John Walter Smith.

General election

Candidates

• Lloyd Lowndes Jr., Republican, incumbent Governor
• John Walter Smith, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Congressman
• William Nevin Hill, Union Reform, physician ^[1]
• Levin Thomas Jones, Social Democrat
• John A. Rugemer, Socialist Labor
• James Swann, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Maryland's 1st congressional district in 1898

Results

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Walter Smith	128,409	51.12%
	Republican	Lloyd Lowndes Jr.	116,286	46.29%
	Prohibition	James Swann	5,275	2.10%
	Social Democratic	Levin Thomas Jones	432	0.17%
	Socialist Labor	John A. Rugemer	420	0.17%
	Union Reform Party	William Nevin Hill	367	0.15%
	Write-in	George L. Wellington	3	0.00%
Majority			12,123	4.83%
Turnout			251,192	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. "Nomination Papers Filed". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. October 13, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
2. "MD Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 22. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
5. "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
6. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
7. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 262. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
8. Compiled by the Secretary of State (1900). Maryland Manual 1899. Baltimore: King Bros., State Printers. p. 263.