1934 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harry Nice defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Ritchie with 54.62% of the vote.
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Maryland | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
Elections by year |
||||||||
![]() | ||||||||
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1934.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Harry Nice, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough, incumbent United States Senator
- H. Webster Smith
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry Nice | 55,157 | 52.91 | |
Republican | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 31,012 | 29.75 | |
Republican | H. Webster Smith | 18,073 | 17.34 | |
Total votes | 104,242 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Harry Nice, Republican
- Albert Ritchie, Democratic
Other candidates
- Broadus Mitchell, Socialist
- William A. Gillespe, Independent
- Bernard Ades, Communist
- Harry B. Galantian, Independent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry Nice | 253,813 | 49.52% | ||
Democratic | Albert Ritchie | 247,664 | 48.32% | ||
Socialist | Broadus Mitchell | 6,773 | 1.32% | ||
Independent | William A. Gillespe | 2,831 | 0.55% | ||
Communist | Bernard Ades | 776 | 0.15% | ||
Independent | Harry B. Galantian | 719 | 0.14% | ||
Majority | 6,149 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
gollark: No, the road came after my base did.
gollark: And I didn't build my base at the end of the road.
gollark: Remote Debugging System Key, back when it ran over ingame modems.
gollark: As for roads: preapproval is required.
gollark: Anavrins stole it.
References
- "Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- "Maryland Manual". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.