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1938 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Herbert O'Conor won the 1938 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Herbert O'Conor received 308,372 popular votes (54.62%). The main challenger was Harry Nice (42.88%).

See the full head-to-head between O'Conor and Nice

O'Conor +11.7 pts · won by 66,277 votes
Herbert O'ConorDemocraticWINNER54.62%
308,372 votes
Harry NiceRepublican42.88%
242,095 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% 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.