1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1899 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1899.

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Walter Smith Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 128,409 116,286 Percentage 51.12% 46.29%

County results Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Lowndes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Republican Elected Governor John Walter Smith Democratic

Incumbent Governor Republican Lloyd Lowndes Jr. was defeated by Democratic candidate John Walter Smith.

General election

Candidates

• Lloyd Lowndes Jr., Republican, incumbent Governor
• John Walter Smith, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Congressman
• William Nevin Hill, Union Reform, physician^[1]
• Levin Thomas Jones, Social Democrat
• John A. Rugemer, Socialist Labor
• James Swann, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Maryland's 1st congressional district in 1898

Results

1899 Maryland gubernatorial election^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Walter Smith	128,409	51.12%
	Republican	Lloyd Lowndes Jr.	116,286	46.29%
	Prohibition	James Swann	5,275	2.10%
	Social Democratic	Levin Thomas Jones	432	0.17%
	Socialist Labor	John A. Rugemer	420	0.17%
	Union Reform Party	William Nevin Hill	367	0.15%
	Write-in	George L. Wellington	3	0.00%
Majority			12,123	4.83%
Turnout			251,192	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing