1879 Maryland gubernatorial election

Election for governor of Maryland, U.S.

← 1875

November 6, 1879

1883 →


Nominee	William Thomas Hamilton	James Albert Gary
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	90,771	68,609
Percentage	56.86%	42.98%

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John Lee Carroll
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Thomas Hamilton
Democratic

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The 1879 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1879.

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Lee Carroll did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate William Thomas Hamilton defeated Republican candidate James Albert Gary.

General election

Candidates

William Thomas Hamilton, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
James Albert Gary, Republican, businessman, Republican nominee for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 1870^[1]
Howard Meeks, National Greenback-Labor^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Results

1879 Maryland gubernatorial election^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Thomas Hamilton	90,771	56.86%
	Republican	James Albert Gary	68,609	42.98%
	Greenback	Howard Meeks	265	0.17%
Majority			22,162	13.88%
Turnout			159,645
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

^ Some sources give the result as Hamilton 90,731, Gary 68,619.^[11]^[12]

References

^ "James Albert Gary Biography". Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans 1904. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ "Political". Frostburg mining journal. Frostburg, Md. September 13, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "There are now three candidates in the field for Governor of Maryland". Saint Mary's beacon. Leonard Town, Md. October 2, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "New Advertisements". Frostburg mining journal. Frostburg, Md. October 25, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "Official Vote of Maryland". Saint Mary's beacon. Leonard Town, Md. November 27, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "MD Governor, 1879". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ Maryland Manual 1943-44 (PDF). Baltimore, Md.: The Maurice Leeser Company. p. 412.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.