| Election Name: | 1857 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1853 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1853 |
| Next Election: | 1861 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1861 |
| Election Date: | 4 November 1857 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Holliday Hicks |
| Party1: | Know Nothing |
| Popular Vote1: | 47,141 |
| Percentage1: | 54.93% |
| Nominee2: | John Charles Groome |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 38,681 |
| Percentage2: | 45.07% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Watkins Ligon |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas Holliday Hicks |
| After Party: | Know Nothing |
The 1857 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1857 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. American Party nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Thomas Holliday Hicks defeated Democratic nominee and former Secretary of State of Maryland John Charles Groome.[1] [2]
On election day, 4 November 1857, American Party nominee Thomas Holliday Hicks won the election by a margin of 8,460 votes against his opponent, Democratic nominee John Charles Groome, thereby gaining American Party control over the office of Governor. Hicks was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Maryland on 13 January 1858.[3] [4]