^As senior member of the Governor's Council, was appointed by state legislature to fill term until replacement elected.
^Appointed to fill position and served until a successor was elected.
^The office of Lieutenant Governor was created originally by the Constitution of 1864.
^The office of attorney general was abolished by the Constitution of 1851 but was reestablished by the Constitution of 1864 (Art. 5, sec. 1).
^The state's present constitution, adopted in 1867, abolished the lieutenant governorship. However, the position was re-established by a constitutional amendment ratified on November 4, 1970.
^ abAfter 3-year terms in 1923, every seat in both chambers of the General Assembly has been elected to 4-year terms, starting with the 1926 elections.
^Appointed to fill position initially, then elected.
^Jon F. Oster and George A. Nilson each served for one day as Attorney General on January 1 and January 2, 1979, respectively.
^Sen. Robert R. Neall switched parties from Republican to Democratic.
^In September 2008, incumbent Republican Rep. Richard B. Weldon Jr. switched his party affiliation to unaffiliated.
^In October 2018, Republican Rep. Meagan Simonaire switched her party affiliation to Democratic, and In November 2018, Democratic Rep. Shane Robinson switched his party affiliation to Green.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Political party strength in Maryland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U S state of Maryland Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General State Comptroller The table also indicates the historical party composition in the State Senate State House of Delegates State delegation to the United States Senate State delegation to the United States House of Representatives For years in which a presidential election was held the table indicates which party s nominees received the state s electoral votes 1777 1851 editYear Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral College votesGovernor Attorney General State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class III U S House1777 Thomas Johnson I James Tilghman I 1778 Luther Martin I 17791780 Thomas Sim Lee I 178117821783 William Paca I 178417851786 William Smallwood I 178717881789 John Eager Howard F Luther Martin AA Charles Carroll PA John Henry PA 4AA 2PA George Washington I nbsp Y17901791 3AA 3PAGeorge Plater F a Luther Martin F 1792James Brice F b Thomas Sim Lee F 1793 Richard Potts PA 4AA 4PA17941795 John Hoskins Stone F 4DR 4F1796 John Adams F nbsp Y1797 John Eager Howard F 6F 2DR1798 John Henry DR James Lloyd F 1799 Benjamin Ogle F 5F 3DR1800 Thomas Jefferson DR nbsp Y and John Adams F nbsp N1801 47DR 33F William Hindman F 6DR 2F1802 John Francis Mercer DR 15DR 53DR 27F Robert Wright DR 1803 47DR 33F Samuel Smith DR 7DR 2F1804 Robert Bowie DR Thomas Jefferson DR nbsp Y1805 William Pinkney DR 52DR 28F1806 56DR 24FJohn Thomson Mason DR John Johnson Sr DR 1807 Robert Wright DR 54DR 25F 1 vac Philip Reed DR 6DR 3F1808 51DR 29F James Madison DR nbsp Y1809 43F 37DREdward Lloyd DR 1810 44DR 36F1811 John Montgomery DR 48DR 32F1812 Robert Bowie DR 44DR 36F1813 Levin Winder F 54F 26DR Robert Henry Goldsborough F 1814 49F 31DR1815 59F 21DR vacant 5F 4DR1816 Charles Carnan Ridgely F 48F 32DR Robert Goodloe Harper F James Monroe DR nbsp Y1817 15F 56F 24DR Alexander Contee Hanson F 5DR 4F1818 Luther Martin F 45DR 35F1819 Charles Goldsborough F 45DR 35F Edward Lloyd DR 7DR 2F1820 Samuel Sprigg DR 50DR 30F William Pinkney DR 1821 49DR 31F 6DR 3F1822 Thomas Beale Dorsey DR 15DR 63DR 17F vacant1823 Samuel Stevens Jr DR 67DR 13F Samuel Smith DR 4NR 3F 2DR1824 Thomas Kell DR 63DR 17F Andrew Jackson DR nbsp N1825 Samuel Smith J Edward Lloyd J 6NR 3DR1826 Joseph Kent DR Ezekiel F Chambers NR 5NR 4DR1827 Roger B Taney J 6NR 3DR1828 49NR 31J John Quincy Adamsand Richard Rush NR nbsp N1829 Daniel Martin NR 48NR 31J 1 tie 6J 3NR1830 Thomas King Carroll J 41NR 39J1831 Daniel Martin NR Josiah Bayly J 64NR 16J 5NR 4JGeorge Howard NR 1832 15NR 59NR 21J Henry Clay andJohn Sergeant NR nbsp N1833 James Thomas W 54NR 26J Joseph Kent NR 6J 2NR1834 42NR 36J 2Work1835 62W 18D Robert Henry Goldsborough NR 4J 4NR1836 Thomas Veazey W 55W 25D William Henry Harrisonand John Tyler W nbsp NJohn S Spence NR 1837 Josiah Bayly D 15W 60W 20D Joseph Kent W John S Spence W 5W 3D1838 51W 35D William Duhurst Merrick W 1839 William Grason D 12W 9D 42W 37D 5D 3W1840 46D 33W William Henry Harrisonand John Tyler W nbsp Y1841 15W 6D 60W 19D John Leeds Kerr W 6W 2D1842 Francis Thomas D 44D 35W1843 13W 8D 47D 35W James Pearce W 6W1844 47W 35D Henry Clay andTheodore Frelinghuysen W nbsp N1845 Thomas Pratt W 15W 6D 61W 21D Reverdy Johnson W 4D 2W1846 George R Richardson 43W 39D1847 13W 8D 53W 29D 4W 2R1848 Philip Francis Thomas D 54W 28D Zachary Taylor andMillard Fillmore W nbsp Y1849 14W 7D vacant 3W 3DDavid Stewart W c 1850 46W 36D Thomas Pratt W 1851 Enoch Louis Lowe D Robert J Brent W 12W 9D 4W 2DYear Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class III U S House Electoral College votesExecutive offices General Assembly United States Congress1851 present editYear Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral College votesGovernor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class III U S House1851 Enoch Louis Lowe D d e Philip Francis Thomas D 12W 9D 46W 36D Thomas Pratt W James Pearce W 4W 2D1852 11W 11D 44D 30W Pierce King D nbsp Y1853 4D 2WHenry E Bateman D 1854 Thomas Watkins Ligon D William Pinkney Whyte D 14W 8D 34W 30D 10Temp1855 4KN 2D1856 William Henry Purnell KN 9W 8KN 5D 54KN 14D 6W Fillmore Donelson KN nbsp N1857 Anthony Kennedy KN James Pearce D 3KN 3D1858 Thomas Holliday Hicks KN 15KN 7D 44KN 30D18591860 12D 10KN 45D 29KN Breckinridge Lane SD nbsp N1861 6NUDennis Claude D Abram Lingan Jarrett D Anthony Kennedy U 1862 Augustus Bradford NU Samuel Snowden Maffit NU 13NU 9D 68NU 6D1863 Reverdy Johnson U Thomas Holliday Hicks UU 3NU 1D 1R1864 Alexander Randall NU Henry H Goldsborough NU 19NU 3D 56NU 18D Lincoln Johnson NU nbsp Y1865 Christopher Christian Cox NU Robert John Jump NU 12D 12NU 54NU 26D Reverdy Johnson D John Creswell UU 3NU 2D1866 Thomas Swann D 1867 Isaac Dashiell Jones R William James Leonard D 16D 8R 59D 21R vacant 3D 1C 1R1868 f 25D 86D George Vickers D Seymour Blair D nbsp NWilliam Pinkney Whyte D 1869 Oden Bowie D William Thomas Hamilton D 5D1870 Levin Woolford D 1871 Andrew K Syester D 5D1872 William Pinkney Whyte D 24D 1R 70D 12R Hendricks Brown D nbsp N1873 George R Dennis D 4D 2R1874 James Black Groome D 23D 3R 64D 20R1875 Charles J M Gwinn D William Pinkney Whyte D 6D1876 John Lee Carroll D 19D 7R 58D 26R Tilden Hendricks D nbsp N18771878 Thomas James Keating D 18D 5R 2ID 1Ref 65D 19R1879 James Black Groome D 5D 1R1880 William Thomas Hamilton D 19D 7R 63D 21R Hancock English D nbsp N1881 Arthur P Gorman D 1882 16D 10R 60D 31R1883 Charles Boyle Roberts D 4D 1R1884 Robert Milligan McLane D g J Frank Turner D 14D 12R 63D 28R Cleveland Hendricks D nbsp Y1885 Henry Lloyd D h Ephraim King Wilson II D 5D 1R1886 22D 4R 80D 10R 1Fus1887 William Pinkney Whyte D 1888 Elihu Emory Jackson D L Victor Baughman D 71D 20R Cleveland Thurman D nbsp N1889 4D 2R1890 18D 8R 59D 32R 3D 3R1891 John Prentiss Poe D vacant 6D1892 Frank Brown D Marion deKalb Smith D 22D 4R 81D 7R 3Fus Charles Hopper Gibson D Cleveland Stevenson D nbsp Y18931894 21D 5R 68D 23R 5D 1R1895 Harry M Clabaugh R 3D 3R1896 Lloyd Lowndes Jr R Robert Patterson Graham R 13D 13R 70R 21D McKinley Hobart R nbsp Y1897 14D 12R George L Wellington R 6R1898 Phillips Lee Goldsborough R 18R 8D 49R 42D1899 George R Gaither R Louis E McComas R 4R 2DIsidor Rayner D 1900 John Walter Smith D Joshua W Hering D 15D 11R 65D 26R 5R 1D i McKinley Roosevelt R nbsp Y1901 6R1902 17D 9R 51D 44R1903 William S Bryan D Arthur P Gorman D a 4R 2D1904 Edwin Warfield D Gordon T Atkinson D 19D 8R 71D 30R Roosevelt Fairbanks R nbsp Y1905 Isador Rayner D 3R 3D1906 18D 8R 1I 51D 46R 3I 1FusWilliam Pinkney Whyte D a 1907 Isaac Lobe Straus D 1908 Austin Lane Crothers D Joshua W Hering D 17D 9R 1I 71D 30R John Walter Smith D Bryan Kern D nbsp N19091910 21D 6R 70D 31RWilliam B Clagett D j 1911 Edgar Allan Poe D 5D 1RCharles H Stanley D k 1912 Phillips Lee Goldsborough R Emerson Harrington D 19D 8R 60D 41R Wilson Marshall D nbsp Y1913 William P Jackson R 6D1914 18D 9R 79D 23R Blair Lee I D 1915 Albert Ritchie D 5D 1R1916 Emerson Harrington D Hugh McMullen D 16D 11R 56D 44R 2Pop1917 Joseph I France R 4D 2R1918 14D 13R 55R 47D1919 Alexander Armstrong R 3D 3R1920 Albert Ritchie D E Brooke Lee D 15D 12R 56D 46R Harding Coolidge R nbsp Y1921 Ovington Weller R 4R 2D1922 William Gordy D 21D 6R 73D 33R1923 Thomas H Robinson D William Cabell Bruce D 3R 3D1924 22D 7R 93D 25R Coolidge Dawes R nbsp Y1925 4D 2R19261927 21D 8R l 82D 36R l Millard Tydings D 5D 1R1928 Hoover Curtis R nbsp Y1929 Phillips Lee Goldsborough R 4D 2R1930 William Preston Lane Jr D 1931 23D 6R 91D 27R 6D1932 Roosevelt Garner D nbsp Y19331934 Herbert O Conor D 1935 Harry Nice R 18D 11R 94D 34R 2Fus George L P Radcliffe D 193619371938 William C Walsh D 1939 Herbert O Conor D J Millard Tawes D 23D 6R 104D 16R1940 Roosevelt Wallace D nbsp Y194119421943 20D 9R 101D 22R 4D 2R1944 Roosevelt Truman D nbsp Y1945 William Curran D 5D 1R1946 Hall Hammond D 1947 William Preston Lane Jr D James J Lacy D 18D 11R 87D 36R Herbert O Conor D 4D 2R1948 Dewey Warren R nbsp N19491950J Millard Tawes D m 1951 Theodore McKeldin R 88D 35R John Marshall Butler R 3D 3R1952 Edward D E Rollins R Eisenhower Nixon R nbsp Y1953 J Glenn Beall R 4R 3D1954 C Ferdinand Sybert D 1955 21D 8R 98D 25R 4D 3R1956195719581959 J Millard Tawes D Louis L Goldstein D 26D 3R 116D 7R 7D1960 Kennedy Johnson D nbsp Y1961 Thomas B Finan D 6D 1R19621963 22D 7R 117D 25R Daniel Brewster D 6D 2R1964 Johnson Humphrey D nbsp Y1965 Joseph Tydings D 5D 3R1966 Robert C Murphy D 1967 Spiro Agnew R Francis B Burch D 35D 8R1968 Humphrey Muskie D nbsp N1969 Marvin Mandel D Charles Mathias R 4D 4R19701971 Blair Lee III D n 33D 10R 121D 21R J Glenn Beall Jr R 5D 3R1972 Nixon Agnew R nbsp Y1973 4D 4R19741975 39D 8R 126D 15R 5D 3R1976 Carter Mondale D nbsp Y1977 Paul Sarbanes D 19781979 Harry Hughes D Samuel Bogley D Stephen H Sachs D o 40D 7R 125D 16R 6D 2R1980 Carter Mondale D nbsp N1981 7D 1R19821983 J Joseph Curran Jr D 41D 6R 124D 17R1984 Reagan Bush R nbsp Y1985 6D 2R19861987 William Donald Schaefer D Melvin Steinberg D J Joseph Curran Jr D 40D 7R Barbara Mikulski D 1988 Bush Quayle R nbsp Y198919901991 117D 24R 5D 3R1992 Clinton Gore D nbsp Y1993 4D 4R19941995 Parris Glendening D Kathleen Kennedy Townsend D 32D 15R 100D 41R199619971998 Robert L Swann D 1999 William Donald Schaefer D 106D 35R2000 33D 14R p Gore Lieberman D nbsp N200120022003 Bob Ehrlich R Michael Steele R 98D 43R 6D 2R2004 Kerry Edwards D nbsp N200520062007 Martin O Malley D Anthony Brown D Doug Gansler D Peter Franchot D 104D 37R Ben Cardin D 2008 Obama Biden D nbsp Y104D 36R 1I q 2009 7D 1R20102011 35D 12R 98D 43R 6D 2R20122013 7D 1R20142015 Larry Hogan R Boyd Rutherford R Brian Frosh D 33D 14R 91D 50R2016 Clinton Kaine D nbsp N2017 Chris Van Hollen D 201891D 49R 1G r 2019 32D 15R 99D 42R2020 Biden Harris D nbsp Y202120222023 Wes Moore D Aruna Miller D Anthony Brown D Brooke Lierman D 34D 13R 102D 39R2024 to be determined Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class III U S House Electoral College votesExecutive offices General Assembly United States CongressKey to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U S Congress and other politicians or officials Alaskan Independence AKIP American Know Nothing KN American Labor AL Anti Jacksonian Anti J National Republican NR Anti Administration AA Anti Masonic Anti M Conservative Con Democratic D Democratic Farmer Labor DFL Dixiecrat Dix States Rights SR Democratic Republican DR Farmer Labor FL Federalist F Pro Administration PA Free Soil FS Fusion Fus Greenback GB Independence IPM Independent Democrat ID Independent Republican IR Jacksonian J Liberal Lib Libertarian L National Union NU Nonpartisan League NPL Democratic Nonpartisan League D NPL Nullifier N Opposition Northern O Opposition Southern O Populist Pop Progressive Prog Prohibition Proh Readjuster Rea Republican R Silver Sv Silver Republican SvR Socialist Soc Unionist U Unconditional Unionist UU Vermont Progressive VP Whig W Independent I Nonpartisan NP a b c Died in office As senior member of the Governor s Council was appointed by state legislature to fill term until replacement elected Appointed to fill position and served until a successor was elected The office of Lieutenant Governor was created originally by the Constitution of 1864 The office of attorney general was abolished by the Constitution of 1851 but was reestablished by the Constitution of 1864 Art 5 sec 1 The state s present constitution adopted in 1867 abolished the lieutenant governorship However the position was re established by a constitutional amendment ratified on November 4 1970 Resigned to take post as Minister to France Appointed by the legislature to fill unexpired term was later elected in his own right Josiah Kerr elected to fill vacancy upon Smith s resignation upon election as governor Appointed by Gov Crothers died in office Appointed by Gov Crothers a b After 3 year terms in 1923 every seat in both chambers of the General Assembly has been elected to 4 year terms starting with the 1926 elections Appointed to fill position initially then elected Lt Gov position created in 1970 Jon F Oster and George A Nilson each served for one day as Attorney General on January 1 and January 2 1979 respectively Sen Robert R Neall switched parties from Republican to Democratic In September 2008 incumbent Republican Rep Richard B Weldon Jr switched his party affiliation to unaffiliated In October 2018 Republican Rep Meagan Simonaire switched her party affiliation to Democratic and In November 2018 Democratic Rep Shane Robinson switched his party affiliation to Green See also editPolitics in Maryland Government of Maryland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Political party strength in Maryland amp oldid 1215860146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
