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1850 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1850 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Enoch Louis Lowe won the 1850 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Enoch Louis Lowe received 36,340 popular votes (51.04%). The main challenger was William B. Clarke (48.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Lowe and Clarke

Lowe +2.1 pts · won by 1,482 votes
Enoch Louis LoweDemocraticWINNER51.04%
36,340 votes
William B. ClarkeWhig Party48.96%
34,858 votes
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.