1867 Maryland gubernatorial election

1867 Maryland gubernatorial election

November 5, 1867

Nominee Oden Bowie Hugh Lennox Bond Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 63,694 22,050 Percentage 74.28% 25.72%

County results Bowie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election Thomas Swann Union Elected Governor Oden Bowie Democratic

The 1867 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1867. Incumbent Governor Thomas Swann did not run for re-election.^[a]

Democratic Party candidate Oden Bowie defeated Republican candidate Hugh Lennox Bond.

Bowie took his oath of office on January 8, 1868,^[3][4] but by a provision of the 1867 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 13, 1869.^[3][5]

Results

1867 Maryland gubernatorial election^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[b]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Oden Bowie	63,694	74.28%
	Republican	Hugh Lennox Bond	22,050	25.72%
Majority			41,644	48.56%
Turnout			85,744	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. During his term of office, Swann joined the Democratic Party.^[1][2]
2. Some sources record the result as Bowie 63,602, Bond 21,890.^{[14][15][16][17]}

References

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2. White Jr., Frank F. (1970). The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission. pp. 165–170.
3. White Jr., Frank F. (1970). The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission. pp. 173–177.
4. Oden Bowie (1868). "Inaugural Address of Gov. Oden Bowie to the General Assembly of Maryland, January 8, 1868". Annapolis. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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9. 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.
10. Bryson, Kenneth (2013). Images of America: Accokeek. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7385-9757-7.
11. Scharf, J. Thomas (1995). History of Western Maryland. Vol. I. Clearfield Company & Willow Bend Books. p. 357. ISBN 9780806345659.
12. Myers, William Starr (1909). The Self-Reconstruction of Maryland, 1864-1867. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-7884-2283-9.
13. Chandler, Julian Alvin Carroll (1909). The South in the Building of the Nation (PDF). Vol. I. Richmond, Virginia: The Southern Historical Publication Society. p. 217.
14. "MD Governor, 1867". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
15. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1868. New York: The Tribune Association. 1868. p. 48.
16. Stiverson, Gregory A., ed. (1985). Maryland Manual, 1985-86. Annapolis, MD: State Archives of the State of Maryland. p. 632.
17. "The Vote for Governor". The aegis & intelligencer. Bel Air, Md. November 15, 1867. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2021.