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1954 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Theodore McKeldin won the 1954 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Theodore McKeldin received 381,451 popular votes (54.46%). The main challenger was Curley Byrd (45.54%).

See the full head-to-head between McKeldin and Byrd

McKeldin +8.9 pts · won by 62,418 votes
Theodore McKeldinRepublicanWINNER54.46%
381,451 votes
Curley ByrdDemocratic45.54%
319,033 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.