1907 Maryland gubernatorial election
Appearance
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County results Crothers: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Gaither: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1907 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1907.
Incumbent Governor Edwin Warfield did not seek re-election.
Democratic candidate Austin Lane Crothers defeated Republican candidate George R. Gaither Jr.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Austin Lane Crothers, Democratic, associate judge for the Second Judicial Circuit[1]
- George Riggs Gaither Jr., Republican, former Attorney General of Maryland
- Ira Culp, Socialist, school principal[2]
- James W. Frizzell, Prohibition
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Austin Lane Crothers | 102,051 | 50.66% | ||
Republican | George R. Gaither Jr. | 94,300 | 46.81% | ||
Prohibition | James W. Frizzell | 3,776 | 1.87% | ||
Socialist | Ira Culp | 1,310 | 0.65% | ||
Majority | 7,751 | 3.85% | |||
Turnout | 201,437 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gov. Austin Lane Crothers". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Political". Frostburg mining journal. Frostburg, Md. July 13, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1907". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Compiled by Oswald Tilghman, Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1907-1908. Baltimore: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co. p. 352.