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1887 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1887 Maryland gubernatorial election

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Nominee Elihu Emory Jackson Walter B. Brooks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 99,038 86,622
Percentage 52.10% 45.57%

County results
Jackson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Brooks:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Henry Lloyd (acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

Elihu Emory Jackson
Democratic

The 1887 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1887.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Henry Lloyd did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Elihu Emory Jackson defeated Republican candidate Walter B. Brooks.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1887 Maryland gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elihu Emory Jackson 99,038 52.10%
Republican Walter B. Brooks 86,622 45.57%
Prohibition Summerfield Baldwin 4,416 2.32%
Majority 12,416 6.53%
Turnout 190,076
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ National Governors Association, Governor's Information, Maryland Governor Elihu Emory Jackson Archived February 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Hon. Walter B. Brooks". The Republican. Oakland, Md. September 10, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "The State Prohibition convention". The Baltimore County union. Towsontown, Md. August 6, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "MD Governor, 1887". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 56. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  7. ^ "Gubernatorial Elections in Maryland 1838-2014". Archives of Maryland. 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.