1864 Maryland gubernatorial election

1864 Maryland gubernatorial election

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  Thomas Swann of Maryland - photo portrait seated.jpg Ezekiel Forman Chambers (1788–1867).jpg
Nominee Thomas Swann Ezekiel F. Chambers
Party Unionist Democratic
Popular vote 40,579 32,068
Percentage 55.86% 44.14%

Governor before election

Augustus Bradford
Unionist

Elected Governor

Thomas Swann
Unionist

The 1864 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Union Party Governor Augustus Bradford did not run for re-election. Union Party candidate Thomas Swann defeated Democratic candidate Ezekiel F. Chambers.

The Union Party was a faction of the Maryland Democratic Party which supported the Lincoln administration. The party supported the re-election of Abraham Lincoln under the banner of the National Union Party.

Swann took his oath of office on January 11, 1865, but by a provision of the 1864 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 10, 1866.

Results

1864 Maryland gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Thomas Swann 40,579 55.86%
Democratic Ezekiel F. Chambers 32,068 44.14%
Majority 8,511 11.72%
Turnout 72,647 100.00%
Unionist hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ OurCampaigns records the result as Swann 41,828, Chambers 32,178. This was actually the result of the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.

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