1907 Maryland Attorney General election

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1907 Maryland Attorney General election
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  1903 5 November 1907 1911  
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Nominee Isaac Lobe Straus Hammond Urner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote97,62885,188
Percentage51.70%45.11%

Attorney General before election

William Shepard Bryan Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Isaac Lobe Straus
Democratic

The 1907 Maryland attorney general election was held on 5 November 1907 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Isaac Lobe Straus defeated Republican nominee Hammond Urner, Socialist nominee Charles B. Backman and Prohibition nominee Harry E. Gillbert.

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General election

On election day, 5 November 1907, Democratic nominee Isaac Lobe Straus won the election by a margin of 12,440 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Hammond Urner, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Straus was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Maryland on 3 January 1908. [1]

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1907
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Isaac Lobe Straus 97,628 51.70
Republican Hammond Urner85,18845.11
Socialist Charles B. Backman4,3032.28
Prohibition Harry E. Gillbert1,7220.91
Total votes188,841 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2024.