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