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1990 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

William Donald Schaefer won the 1990 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. William Donald Schaefer received 664,015 popular votes (59.76%). The main challenger was William S. Shepard (40.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Schaefer and Shepard

Schaefer +19.5 pts · won by 217,035 votes
William Donald SchaeferDemocraticWINNER59.76%
664,015 votes
William S. ShepardRepublican40.23%
446,980 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.