1850 Maryland gubernatorial election

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{{Short description|Maryland gubernatorial election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1850 Maryland gubernatorial election
| country = Maryland
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1847
| next_election = 1853 Maryland gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1853
| election_date = 2 October 1850
| image1 = [[File:Enoch Louis Lowe.jpg|125px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Enoch Louis Lowe]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''36,340'''
| percentage1 = '''51.04%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|125px]]
| nominee2 = William B. Clarke
| party2 = Whig Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 34,858
| percentage2 = 48.96%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Philip Francis Thomas]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Enoch Louis Lowe]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMD}}

The '''1850 Maryland gubernatorial election''' was held on 2 October 1850 in order to elect the [[List of governors of Maryland|Governor of Maryland]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee and former member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] [[Enoch Louis Lowe]] narrowly defeated [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee William B. Clarke.<ref name="nga">{{Cite web |title=Enoch Louis Lowe |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/enoch-louis-lowe/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>

== General election ==
On election day, 2 October 1850, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Enoch Louis Lowe]] won the election by a margin of 1,482 votes against his opponent [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee William B. Clarke, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Lowe was sworn in as the 29th [[Governor of Maryland]] on 6 January 1851.<ref name=GBN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121518 |title=MD Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=7 September 2004 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change | title=Maryland gubernatorial election, 1850|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Enoch Louis Lowe]]
|votes = 36,340
|percentage = 51.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Whig Party (United States)
|candidate = William B. Clarke
|votes = 34,858
|percentage = 48.96
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 71,198
|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:1850 Maryland elections]]
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[[Category:1850 United States gubernatorial elections]]
[[Category:October 1850 events]]
[[Category:1850 in Maryland]]
[[Category:1850s in Maryland]]
[[Category:1850s Maryland elections]]
[[Category:1850 elections]]
[[Category:1850 elections in North America]]
[[Category:1850 elections in the United States]]
[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1850s]]
[[Category:Government of Maryland]]

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