1841 Maryland gubernatorial election

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{{Short description|Maryland gubernatorial election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election
| country = Maryland
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election
| previous_year = Oct. 1838
| next_election = 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1844
| election_date = 6 October 1841
| image1 = [[File:Francis Thomas of Maryland - photo portrait seated.jpg|125px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Francis Thomas]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''28,959'''
| percentage1 = '''50.56%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|125px]]
| nominee2 = [[William Cost Johnson]]
| party2 = Whig Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 28,320
| percentage2 = 49.44%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[William Grason]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Francis Thomas]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMD}}

The '''1841 Maryland gubernatorial election''' was held on 6 October 1841 in order to elect the [[List of governors of Maryland|Governor of Maryland]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee and former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Maryland's 6th congressional district|Maryland's 6th district]] [[Francis Thomas]] narrowly defeated [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee and [[incumbent]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Maryland's 5th congressional district|Maryland's 5th district]] [[William Cost Johnson]].<ref name="nga">{{Cite web |title=Francis Thomas |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/francis-thomas/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>

== General election ==
On election day, 6 October 1841, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Francis Thomas]] won the election by a margin of 639 votes against his opponent [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee [[William Cost Johnson]], thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Thomas was sworn in as the 26th [[Governor of Maryland]] on 3 January 1842.<ref name=GBN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121521 |title=MD Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change | title=Maryland gubernatorial election, 1841|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Francis Thomas]]
|votes = 28,959
|percentage = 50.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Whig Party (United States)
|candidate = [[William Cost Johnson]]
|votes = 28,320
|percentage = 49.44
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 57,279
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Democratic Party (United States)
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Maryland elections}}

[[Category:1841 Maryland elections]]
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[[Category:1841 United States gubernatorial elections]]
[[Category:October 1841 events]]
[[Category:1841 in Maryland]]
[[Category:1840s in Maryland]]
[[Category:1840s Maryland elections]]
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[[Category:1841 elections in North America]]
[[Category:1841 elections in the United States]]
[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1840s]]
[[Category:Government of Maryland]]

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