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1895 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1895 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lloyd Lowndes Jr. John E. Hurst
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 124,936 106,169
Percentage 52.01% 44.20%

County results
Lowndes:      40–50%      50–60%
Hurst:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Frank Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
Republican

The 1895 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1895.

Incumbent Governor Frank Brown did not seek re-election.

Republican candidate Lloyd Lowndes Jr. defeated Democratic candidate John E. Hurst.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1895 Maryland gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lloyd Lowndes Jr. 124,936 52.01%
Democratic John E. Hurst 106,169 44.20%
Prohibition Joshua Levering 7,719 3.21%
Populist Henry F. Andrews 989 0.41%
Socialist Labor Henry F. Andrews 392 0.16%
Total Henry F. Andrews 1,381 0.57%
Majority 18,767 7.81%
Turnout 240,205 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

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  1. ^ "John E. Hurst, Baltimore's Successful Merchant, for Governor". The Citizen. Frederick City, Md. August 2, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "War on Vice". The Ottawa Free Trader. Ottawa, Illinois. October 18, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Joshua Levering (Prohibition Presidential Candidate 1896)". Prohibition Party. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dunning's Treachery". The midland journal. Rising Sun, Md. October 25, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "MD Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  7. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  8. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  10. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. pp. 261–262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  11. ^ Compiled by Elihu S. Riley (1896). The Maryland Manual for 1896 (PDF). Annapolis, Md.: King Bros., State Printers. p. 198.