Election Name: | 1803 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1802 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1802 |
Next Election: | 1804 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1804 |
Election Date: | 14 November 1803 |
Nominee1: | Robert Bowie |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Francis Mercer |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Robert Bowie |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1803 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 14 November 1803 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Robert Bowie was easily elected by the Maryland General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact results of this election are unknown.[1]
On election day, 14 November 1803, Democratic-Republican nominee Robert Bowie was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Bowie was sworn in as the 11th Governor of Maryland on 15 November 1803.[2]