The 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911.
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Incumbent Governor Austin Lane Crothers did not seek re-election.[1][2]
Republican candidate Phillips Lee Goldsborough defeated Democratic candidate Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.; Goldsborough was the second Republican governor of Maryland since the end of Reconstruction. The Digges Amendment, which attempted to disenfranchise African Americans in Maryland, was concurrently defeated.
General election
editCandidates
edit- Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Republican, former Comptroller of Maryland
- Arthur Pue Gorman Jr., Democratic, incumbent President of the Maryland Senate
- Charles E. Devlin, Socialist
- John H. Dulany, Prohibition, farmer[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 106,392 | 49.26% | ||
| Democratic | Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. | 103,395 | 47.88% | ||
| Socialist | Charles E. Devlin | 3,783 | 1.75% | ||
| Prohibition | John H. Dulany | 2,397 | 1.11% | ||
| Majority | 2,997 | 1.38% | |||
| Turnout | 215,967 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Governor Withdraws". Evening capital and Maryland gazette. Annapolis, Md. August 8, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "State Politics". The Citizen. Frederick City, Md. August 11, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "John H. Dulany for Governor of Maryland". The Evening Post. Frederick, Maryland. June 30, 1911. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Compiled by N. Winslow Williams, Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1912. Baltimore: John Murphy Co., Printers. p. 229.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1911". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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