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1974 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Marvin Mandel won the 1974 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Marvin Mandel received 602,648 popular votes (63.5%). The main challenger was Louise Gore (36.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Mandel and Gore

Mandel +27.0 pts · won by 256,199 votes
Marvin MandelDemocraticWINNER63.5%
602,648 votes
Louise GoreRepublican36.5%
346,449 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.