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1903 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1903 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1899 November 3, 1903 1907 →
 
Nominee Edwin Warfield Stevenson A. Williams
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 108,548 95,923
Percentage 52.01% 45.97%

County results
Warfield:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John Walter Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edwin Warfield
Democratic

The 1903 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1903.

Incumbent Governor John Walter Smith did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Edwin Warfield defeated Republican candidate Stevenson A. Williams.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1903 Maryland gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edwin Warfield 108,548 52.01%
Republican Stevenson A. Williams 95,923 45.97%
Prohibition William Gisriel 2,913 1.40%
Socialist Silas M. Crabill 1,302 0.62%
Majority 12,625 6.04%
Turnout 208,686 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Warfield nominated". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. September 17, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hon. Stevenson A. Williams". The Cecil Whig. Elkton, Md. September 19, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Prohibition party". The Baltimore County union. Towsontown, Md. March 28, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "MD Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  8. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  9. ^ Compiled by Wilfred Bateman, Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1903. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. p. 284.
  10. ^ "State Board of Canvassers". Evening capital. Annapolis, Md. November 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021.