| Election Name: | 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1841 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1841 |
| Next Election: | 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1847 |
| Election Date: | 2 October 1844 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Pratt |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,040 |
| Percentage1: | 50.39% |
| Nominee2: | James Carroll |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,492 |
| Percentage2: | 49.61% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Francis Thomas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas Pratt |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 2 October 1844 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Whig nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Thomas Pratt narrowly defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district James Carroll.[1]
On election day, 2 October 1844, Whig nominee Thomas Pratt won the election by a margin of 548 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee James Carroll, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of governor. Pratt was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Maryland on 6 January 1845.[2]