November 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election

The November 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 13 November 1809 in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Edward Lloyd was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Federalist candidates former United States senator Charles Carroll, Levin Winder, Benjamin Stoddart and former governor John Eager Howard.^[1]

November 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edward Lloyd Charles Carroll Levin Winder Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Federalist Popular vote 57 16 5 Percentage 70.37% 19.75% 6.17%

Governor before election Edward Lloyd Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Edward Lloyd Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 13 November 1809, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Edward Lloyd was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Lloyd was sworn in for his first full term on 20 November 1809.^[2]

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, November 1809

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Edward Lloyd (incumbent)	57	70.37
	Federalist	Charles Carroll	16	19.75
	Federalist	Levin Winder	5	6.17
	Federalist	Benjamin Stoddart	2	2.47
	Federalist	John Eager Howard	1	1.24
Total votes			81	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold