| Election Name: | 1850 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1847 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1847 |
| Next Election: | 1853 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1853 |
| Election Date: | 2 October 1850 |
| Nominee1: | Enoch Louis Lowe |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,340 |
| Percentage1: | 51.04% |
| Nominee2: | William B. Clarke |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,858 |
| Percentage2: | 48.96% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Philip Francis Thomas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Enoch Louis Lowe |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1850 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 2 October 1850 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Enoch Louis Lowe narrowly defeated Whig nominee William B. Clarke.[1]
On election day, 2 October 1850, Democratic nominee Enoch Louis Lowe won the election by a margin of 1,482 votes against his opponent Whig nominee William B. Clarke, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Lowe was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Maryland on 6 January 1851.[2]