1930 Maryland Attorney General election

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1930 Maryland Attorney General election
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  1926 4 November 1930 1934  
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Nominee William Preston Lane Jr. David A. Robb
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote268,370183,172
Percentage58.51%39.94%

1930 Maryland attorney general election results map by county.svg
County results
Lane:     50–60%     60–70%
Robb:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

Thomas H. Robinson
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

William Preston Lane Jr.
Democratic

The 1930 Maryland attorney general election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee William Preston Lane Jr. defeated Republican nominee David A. Robb, Socialist nominee William A. Toole, Labor nominee Word H. Mills and Communist nominee Isidore Samuelson. Incumbent attorney general Thomas H. Robinson had initially been nominated on the Democratic ticket to run for a third term, but died on 12 October 1930. So William Preston Lane Jr. was nominated in his stead for the Democratic ticket. [1]

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General election

On election day, 4 November 1930, Democratic nominee William Preston Lane Jr. won the election by a margin of 85,198 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee David A. Robb, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Lane was sworn in as the 31st attorney general of Maryland on 3 January 1931. [2]

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1930
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Preston Lane Jr. 268,370 58.51
Republican David A. Robb183,17239.94
Socialist William A. Toole3,2860.72
Labor Word H. Mills2,8800.63
Communist Isidore Samuelson9700.20
Total votes458,678 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "1930 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. February 29, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. May 27, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2024.