1871 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1871 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1871.

1871 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Pinkney Whyte Jacob Tome Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 73,958 58,838 Percentage 55.69% 44.31%

Governor before election Oden Bowie Democratic Elected Governor William Pinkney Whyte Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor Oden Bowie did not seek re-election.^[1]

Democratic candidate William Pinkney Whyte defeated Republican candidate Jacob Tome.

General election

Candidates

• William Pinkney Whyte, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
• Jacob Tome, Republican, businessman,^[2] former State Senator

Results

1871 Maryland gubernatorial election^{[3][4][5][6][7][a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Pinkney Whyte	73,958	55.69%
	Republican	Jacob Tome	58,838	44.31%
Majority			15,120	11.38%
Turnout			132,796
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Gubernatorial Elections gives the result as Whyte 73,959, Tome 58,824.^[8]

References

1. "By the following letter". Catoctin clarion. Mechanicstown, Md. July 1, 1871. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. "The nominees". The Baltimore County union. Towsontown, Md. September 23, 1871. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
3. "MD Governor, 1871". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
4. "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
5. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
6. 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.
7. Maryland Manual 1943-44 (PDF). Baltimore, Md.: The Maurice Leeser Company. p. 412.
8. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.