1913 Maryland Comptroller election

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1913 Maryland Comptroller election
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  1911 4 November 1913 1915  
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Nominee Emerson Harrington Oliver Metzerott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote105,97668,824
Percentage56.10%36.43%

Comptroller before election

Emerson Harrington
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Emerson Harrington
Democratic

The 1913 Maryland comptroller election was held on 4 November 1913 in order to elect the comptroller of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent comptroller Emerson Harrington defeated Republican nominee Oliver Metzerott, Progressive nominee Joseph B. Baldwin, Socialist nominee Charles B. Backman and Prohibition nominee Richard Henry Holme. [1]

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General election

On election day, 4 November 1913, Democratic nominee Emerson Harrington won re-election by a margin of 37,152 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Oliver Metzerott, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of comptroller. Harrington was sworn in for his second term on 19 January 1914. [2]

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 1913
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Emerson Harrington (incumbent) 105,976 56.10
Republican Oliver Metzerott68,82436.43
Progressive Joseph B. Baldwin7,4963.97
Socialist Charles B. Backman3,5891.90
Prohibition Richard Henry Holme3,0221.60
Total votes188,907 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "1913 Comptroller General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2024.