| Election Name: | 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1844 |
| Next Election: | 1850 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1850 |
| Election Date: | 6 October 1847 |
| Nominee1: | Philip Francis Thomas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,388 |
| Percentage1: | 50.52% |
| Nominee2: | William Tilghman Goldsborough |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,676 |
| Percentage2: | 49.48% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Pratt |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Philip Francis Thomas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 6 October 1847 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district Philip Francis Thomas narrowly defeated Whig nominee William Tilghman Goldsborough.[1]
On election day, 6 October 1847, Democratic nominee Philip Francis Thomas won the election by a margin of 712 votes against his opponent Whig nominee William Tilghman Goldsborough, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Thomas was sworn in as the 28th Governor of Maryland on 3 January 1848.[2]