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1891 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1891 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Brown won the 1891 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Frank Brown received 108,539 popular votes (56.52%). The main challenger was William J. Vannort (40.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Vannort

Brown +15.7 pts · won by 30,151 votes
Frank BrownDemocraticWINNER56.52%
108,539 votes
William J. VannortRepublican40.82%
78,388 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.