1895 Maryland gubernatorial election

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

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

Incumbent Governor Frank Brown did not seek re-election.

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

General election

Candidates

• John E. Hurst, Democratic, merchant^[1]
• Lloyd Lowndes Jr., Republican, former U.S. Congressman
• Joshua Levering, Prohibition, president of the Baltimore Young Men's Christian Association^[2][3]
• Henry F. Andrews, People's and Socialist Labor^[4]

Results

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

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.