1883 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1883 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert Milligan McLane
Hart B. Holton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 92,694 80,707
Percentage 53.46% 46.54%

Governor before election

William Thomas Hamilton

Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Milligan McLane
Democratic

The 1883 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1883.

Incumbent

William Thomas Hamilton
did not seek re-election.

Hart B. Holton
.

General election

Candidates

Results

1883 Maryland gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ยฑ%
Democratic Robert Milligan McLane 92,694 53.46%
Republican
Hart B. Holton
80,707 46.54%
Majority 11,987 6.92%
Turnout 173,401
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give Holton's vote as 80,712.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "MD Governor, 1883". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  3. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  5. ^ Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland, January Session, 1884. Annapolis: James Young, State Printer. 1884. p. 21.
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