October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election

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{{Short description|Maryland gubernatorial election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election
| country = Maryland
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = January 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election
| previous_year = Jan. 1838
| next_election = 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1841
| election_date = 3 October 1838
| image1 = [[File:William Grason (Maryland Governor).jpg|125px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[William Grason]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''27,722'''
| percentage1 = '''50.28%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|125px]]
| nominee2 = [[John N. Steele]]
| party2 = Whig Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 27,409
| percentage2 = 49.72%
| map_image =
| map_size =
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| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Thomas Veazey]]
| before_party = Whig Party (United States)
| after_election = [[William Grason]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMD}}

The '''October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election''' was held on 3 October 1838 in order to elect the [[List of governors of Maryland|Governor of Maryland]]. Following an 1838 constitutional amendment, Governors would be elected through popular vote instead of by the [[Maryland General Assembly]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee and former member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] [[William Grason]] narrowly defeated [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee and former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Maryland's 1st congressional district|Maryland's 1st district]] [[John N. Steele]].<ref name="nga">{{Cite web |title=William Grason |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-grason/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>

== General election ==
On election day, 3 October 1838, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[William Grason]] won the election by a margin of 313 votes against his opponent [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] nominee [[John N. Steele]], thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Grason was sworn in as the 25th [[Governor of Maryland]] on 7 January 1839.<ref name=GBN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121522 |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, October 1838|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[William Grason]]
|votes = 27,722
|percentage = 50.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Whig Party (United States)
|candidate = [[John N. Steele]]
|votes = 27,409
|percentage = 49.72
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 55,131
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner= Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Whig Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Maryland elections}}

[[Category:1838 Maryland elections]]
[[Category:Maryland gubernatorial elections]]
[[Category:1838 United States gubernatorial elections]]
[[Category:October 1838 events]]
[[Category:1838 in Maryland]]
[[Category:1830s in Maryland]]
[[Category:1830s Maryland elections]]
[[Category:1838 elections]]
[[Category:1838 elections in North America]]
[[Category:1838 elections in the United States]]
[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1830s]]
[[Category:Government of Maryland]]

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