1903 Maryland gubernatorial election

1903 Maryland gubernatorial election

←  1899 November 3, 1903 1907  →

Nominee Edwin Warfield Stevenson A. Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 108,548 95,923 Percentage 52.01% 45.97%

County results Warfield:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election John Walter Smith Democratic Elected Governor Edwin Warfield Democratic

The 1903 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1903.

Incumbent Governor John Walter Smith did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Edwin Warfield defeated Republican candidate Stevenson A. Williams.

General election

Candidates

• Edwin Warfield, Democratic, businessman and former surveyor of the Port of Baltimore ^[1]
• Stevenson A. Williams, Republican, former State Senator ^[2]
• Silas M. Crabill, Socialist
• William Gisriel, Prohibition, businessman, ^[3] Prohibition candidate for Maryland's 4th congressional district in 1900

Results

1903 Maryland gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edwin Warfield	108,548	52.01%
	Republican	Stevenson A. Williams	95,923	45.97%
	Prohibition	William Gisriel	2,913	1.40%
	Socialist	Silas M. Crabill	1,302	0.62%
Majority			12,625	6.04%
Turnout			208,686	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Warfield nominated". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. September 17, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
2. "Hon. Stevenson A. Williams". The Cecil Whig. Elkton, Md. September 19, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. "The Prohibition party". The Baltimore County union. Towsontown, Md. March 28, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
4. "MD Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
6. "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
8. 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.
9. Compiled by Wilfred Bateman, Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1903. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. p. 284.
10. "State Board of Canvassers". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. November 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2021.