1899 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1899 Baltimore mayoral election saw Thomas Gordon Hayes defeat incumbent mayor William T. Malster by a 8,748 vote margin-of-victory.[1] This was the first election under a new charter that extended mayoral terms from two years to four years and moved mayoral elections to May.[1]

Baltimore mayoral election, 1899
← 1897 May 2, 1899 1903 →
 
Candidate Thomas Gordon Hayes William T. Malster
Party Democratic Republican

Mayor before election

William T. Malster
Republican

Elected mayor

Thomas Gordon Hayes
Democratic

By campaigning on a "good government" platform, Democrats managed to defeat Malster, who in his previous election had defeated Democrat Henry Williams by a 6,000 vote margin-of-victory.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BALTIMORE DEMOCRATS WIN.; Thomas G. Hayes Elected Mayor Over Mr. Malster, the Present Incumbent by 8,748 Majority". New York Times. May 3, 1899. Retrieved May 9, 2019.