The 1907 Maryland comptroller election was held on 5 November 1907 in order to elect the comptroller of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former comptroller Joshua W. Hering defeated Republican nominee James H. Baker, Progressive nominee George A. Horner and Socialist nominee William H. Warfield.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
_(cropped).png)
General election
editOn election day, 5 November 1907, Democratic nominee Joshua W. Hering won the election by a margin of 14,042 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee James H. Baker, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of comptroller. Hering was sworn in for his third non-consecutive term on 20 January 1908.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joshua W. Hering | 100,960 | 52.11 | |
| Republican | James H. Baker | 86,918 | 44.87 | |
| Progressive | George A. Horner | 4,035 | 2.08 | |
| Socialist | William H. Warfield | 1,817 | 0.94 | |
| Total votes | 193,730 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2024.