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1899 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1899 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

John Walter Smith won the 1899 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. John Walter Smith received 128,409 popular votes (51.12%). The main challenger was Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (46.29%).

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Smith +4.8 pts · won by 12,123 votes
John Walter SmithDemocraticWINNER51.12%
128,409 votes
Lloyd Lowndes Jr.Republican46.29%
116,286 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% 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.