| Election Name: | 1826 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1824 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1824 |
| Next Election: | 1827 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1827 |
| Election Date: | 2 January 1826 |
| Nominee1: | Joseph Kent |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 59 |
| Percentage1: | 65.56% |
| Nominee2: | William Tyler |
| Popular Vote2: | 30 |
| Percentage2: | 33.33 |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Stevens Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Joseph Kent |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1826 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 2 January 1826 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district Joseph Kent was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against candidates William Tyler and Thomas H. Carroll.[1]
On election day, 2 January 1826, Democratic-Republican nominee Joseph Kent was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Kent was sworn in as the 19th Governor of Maryland on 9 January 1826.[2]