1798 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1798 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1798 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Federalist candidate Benjamin Ogle was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against his opponent, fellow Federalist candidate Nicholas Carroll. The exact results of this election are unknown.^[1]

1798 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin Ogle Nicholas Carroll Party Federalist Federalist Popular vote 1 0 Percentage 100.00% 0.00%

Governor before election John Henry Federalist Elected Governor Benjamin Ogle Federalist

General election

On election day, 14 November 1798, Federalist candidate Benjamin Ogle was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Ogle was sworn in as the 9th Governor of Maryland on 14 November 1798.^[2]

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1798

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Benjamin Ogle	1	100.00
	Federalist	Nicholas Carroll	0	0.00
Total votes			1	100.00
	Federalist hold