Election Name: | 1820 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1819 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1819 |
Next Election: | 1821 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1821 |
Election Date: | 11 December 1820 |
Nominee1: | Samuel Sprigg |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 48 |
Percentage1: | 51.06% |
Nominee2: | Charles Goldsborough |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 46 |
Percentage2: | 48.94% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Sprigg |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Samuel Sprigg |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1820 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 11 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Sprigg was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Federalist Governor Charles Goldsborough in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 11 December 1820, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Sprigg was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Sprigg was sworn in for his second term on 18 December 1820.[2]