Election Name: | 1790 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1789 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1789 |
Next Election: | 1791 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1791 |
Election Date: | 8 November 1790 |
Nominee1: | John Eager Howard |
Party1: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Eager Howard |
Before Party: | Federalist Party |
After Election: | John Eager Howard |
After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1790 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1790 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Eager Howard was easily re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact results of this election are unknown.[1]
On election day, 8 November 1790, incumbent Federalist Governor John Eager Howard was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Howard was sworn in for his third term on 8 November 1790.[2]