| Election Name: | 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | Oct. 1838 |
| Next Election: | 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1844 |
| Election Date: | 6 October 1841 |
| Nominee1: | Francis Thomas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,959 |
| Percentage1: | 50.56% |
| Nominee2: | William Cost Johnson |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,320 |
| Percentage2: | 49.44% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Grason |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Francis Thomas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 6 October 1841 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district Francis Thomas narrowly defeated Whig nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district William Cost Johnson.[1]
On election day, 6 October 1841, Democratic nominee Francis Thomas won the election by a margin of 639 votes against his opponent Whig nominee William Cost Johnson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Thomas was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Maryland on 3 January 1842.[2]