Election Name: | 1822 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1821 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1821 |
Next Election: | 1823 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1823 |
Election Date: | 9 December 1822 |
Nominee1: | Samuel Stevens Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 63 |
Percentage1: | 79.75% |
Nominee2: | James B. Robins |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 16 |
Percentage2: | 20.25% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Sprigg |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Samuel Stevens Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1822 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 1822 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Samuel Stevens Jr. was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Federalist nominee James B. Robins.[1]
On election day, 9 December 1822, Democratic-Republican nominee Samuel Stevens Jr. was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Stevens was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Maryland on 16 December 1822.[2]