1808 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1808 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Robert Wright won the 1808 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Robert Wright received 60 popular votes (72.29%). The main challenger was Thomas Johnson (19.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Wright and Johnson

Wright +53.0 pts · won by 44 votes
60 votes
Thomas JohnsonFederalist Party19.28%
16 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.