1850 Maryland gubernatorial election

1850 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1847 2 October 1850 1853 →
 
Nominee Enoch Louis Lowe William B. Clarke
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 36,340 34,858
Percentage 51.04% 48.96%

Governor before election

Philip Francis Thomas
Democratic

Elected Governor

Enoch Louis Lowe
Democratic

The 1850 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 2 October 1850 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Enoch Louis Lowe narrowly defeated Whig nominee William B. Clarke.[1]

  1. ^ "Enoch Louis Lowe". National Governors Association. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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