Maryland gubernatorial election, 1915

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1915
Maryland

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

County results

Governor before election

Phillips L. Goldsborough
Republican

Elected Governor

Emerson C. Harrington
Democratic

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

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

References

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