1864 Maryland gubernatorial election

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.

1864 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Thomas Swann Ezekiel F. Chambers
Party Union Democratic
Popular vote 40,579 32,068
Percentage 55.86% 44.14%

County results
Swann:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Chambers:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Augustus Bradford
Union

Elected Governor

Thomas Swann
Union

The Union Party was a faction of the Maryland Democratic Party which supported the Lincoln administration.[1] The party supported the re-election of Abraham Lincoln under the banner of the National Union Party.[2]

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.[3]

Results

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1864 Maryland gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Union Thomas Swann 40,579 55.86%
Democratic Ezekiel F. Chambers 32,068 44.14%
Majority 8,511 11.72%
Turnout 72,647 100.00%
Union hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ OurCampaigns records the result as Swann 41,828, Chambers 32,178. This was actually the result of the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Wilner, Alan M. (1984). The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History. Maryland Department of General Services. p. 46. ISBN 9780942370126.
  2. ^ Chandler, Julian Alvin Carroll, ed. (1909). The South in the Building of the Nation: The History of the Southern States. Vol. 1. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. p. 213.
  3. ^ Frank F. White Jr. (1970), "Biography of Augustus Williamson Bradford", The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970, Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, pp. 159–163, OCLC 144620, archived from the original on October 10, 2012, retrieved September 6, 2021
  4. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  5. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  6. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  7. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  8. ^ "MD Governor, 1864". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.