1915 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1915 Maryland gubernatorial election occurred on the month of November, 1915. The race pitted Democratic Comptroller Emerson Harrington against future Republican United States Senator Ovington Weller. Harrington won the governor's office in a very narrow race.

1915 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Emerson Harrington Ovington Weller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,317 116,136 Percentage 49.16% 48.67%

County results Harrington:      40–50%      50–60% Weller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Phillips L. Goldsborough Republican Elected Governor Emerson Harrington Democratic

Election results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1915^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Emerson C. Harrington	119,317	49.16%
	Republican	Ovington Weller	116,136	48.67%
	Prohibition	George Gorsuch	2,335	0.96%
	Socialist	Charles Devlin	2,082	0.86%
	Labor	Robert Stevens	853	0.35%
Majority			1,181	0.49%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing