Election Name: | 1807 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1806 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1806 |
Next Election: | 1808 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1808 |
Election Date: | 9 November 1807 |
Nominee1: | Robert Wright |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 57 |
Percentage1: | 80.28% |
Nominee2: | Charles Carroll |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 7 |
Percentage2: | 9.86% |
Nominee3: | John Eager Howard |
Party3: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote3: | 7 |
Percentage3: | 9.86% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert Wright |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Robert Wright |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1807 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 9 November 1807 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Robert Wright was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Federalist candidates former United States Senator Charles Carroll and former Governor John Eager Howard in a near rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 9 November 1807, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Robert Wright was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Wright was sworn in for his second term on 16 November 1807.[2]