1899 Maryland Attorney General election

1899 Maryland Attorney General election

7 November 1899

Nominee Isidor Rayner John Van Lear Findlay Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 126,593 116,273 Percentage 50.75% 46.61%

Attorney General before election George Riggs Gaither Jr. Republican Elected Attorney General Isidor Rayner Democratic

The 1899 Maryland attorney general election was held on 7 November 1899 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district Isidor Rayner defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district John Van Lear Findlay, Prohibition nominee Finley C. Hendrickson, Social Democratic nominee Charles B. Backman and Union Reform nominee Robert B. Walling.

General election

On election day, 7 November 1899, Democratic nominee Isidor Rayner won the election by a margin of 10,320 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John Van Lear Findlay, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Rayner was sworn in as the 23rd attorney general of Maryland on 3 January 1900.

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1899

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isidor Rayner	126,593	50.75
	Republican	John Van Lear Findlay	116,273	46.61
	Prohibition	Finley C. Hendrickson	5,649	2.26
	Social Democratic	Charles B. Backman	496	0.20
	Union Reform Party	Robert B. Walling	454	0.18
Total votes			249,465	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican