1867 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1867 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1867. Incumbent Governor Thomas Swann did not run for re-election.^[a]

1867 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Oden Bowie Hugh Lennox Bond Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 63,694 22,050 Percentage 74.28% 25.72%

County results Bowie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election Thomas Swann Union Elected Governor Oden Bowie Democratic

Democratic Party candidate Oden Bowie defeated Republican candidate Hugh Lennox Bond.

Bowie took his oath of office on January 8, 1868,^[3][4] but by a provision of the 1867 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 13, 1869.^[3][5]

Results

1867 Maryland gubernatorial election^{[3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][b]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Oden Bowie	63,694	74.28%
	Republican	Hugh Lennox Bond	22,050	25.72%
Majority			41,644	48.56%
Turnout			85,744	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Union		Swing

Notes

1. During his term of office, Swann joined the Democratic Party.^[1][2]
2. Some sources record the result as Bowie 63,602, Bond 21,890.^{[14][15][16][17]}