Election Name: | 1836 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1835 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1835 |
Next Election: | 1837 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1837 |
Election Date: | 4 January 1836 |
Nominee1: | Thomas Veazey |
Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 53 |
Percentage1: | 69.74% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Thomas |
Before Party: | National Republican Party |
After Election: | Thomas Veazey |
After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1836 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 4 January 1836 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Whig nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Thomas Veazey was elected by the Maryland General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 4 January 1836, Whig nominee Thomas Veazey was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of governor. Veazey was sworn in as the 24th Governor of Maryland on 14 January 1836.[2]