| Election Name: | 1818 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1817 |
| Next Election: | 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1819 |
| Election Date: | 14 December 1818 |
| Nominee1: | Charles Goldsborough |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 49 |
| Percentage1: | 52.69% |
| Nominee2: | Frisby Tilghman |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 44 |
| Percentage2: | 47.31% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party |
| After Election: | Charles Goldsborough |
| After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1818 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 14 December 1818 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Federalist nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district Charles Goldsborough was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Democratic-Republican nominee Frisby Tilghman.[1]
On election day, 14 December 1818, Federalist nominee Charles Goldsborough was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Goldsborough was sworn in as the 16th Governor of Maryland on 8 January 1819.[2]