| Election Name: | 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1816 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1816 |
| Next Election: | 1818 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1818 |
| Election Date: | 8 December 1817 |
| Nominee1: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 61 |
| Percentage1: | 85.92% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Bowie |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 7 |
| Percentage2: | 9.86% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party |
| After Election: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 8 December 1817 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Carnan Ridgely was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Democratic-Republican Governor Robert Bowie, fellow former Democratic-Republican Governor Edward Lloyd and former Federalist United States Senator Charles Carroll.[1]
On election day, 8 December 1817, incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Carnan Ridgely was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Ridgely was sworn in for his third term on 2 January 1818.[2]