1864 Maryland gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1864 Maryland gubernatorial election
Country:Maryland
Flag Year:1863
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1861 Maryland gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1861
Next Election:1867 Maryland gubernatorial election
Next Year:1867
Election Date:November 8, 1864
Nominee1:Thomas Swann
Party1:Unionist Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:40,579
Percentage1:55.86%
Nominee2:Ezekiel F. Chambers
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:32,068
Percentage2:44.14%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Augustus Bradford
Before Party:Unionist Party (United States)
After Election:Thomas Swann
After Party:Unionist Party (United States)

The 1864 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Union Party Governor Augustus Bradford did not run for re-election. Union Party candidate Thomas Swann defeated Democratic candidate Ezekiel F. Chambers.

The Union Party was a faction of the Maryland Democratic Party which supported the Lincoln administration.[1] The party supported the re-election of Abraham Lincoln under the banner of the National Union Party.[2]

Swann took his oath of office on January 11, 1865, but by a provision of the 1864 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 10, 1866.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilner, Alan M. . 1984 . The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History . Maryland Department of General Services . 46 . 9780942370126 .
  2. Book: Chandler . Julian Alvin Carroll . 1909 . The South in the Building of the Nation: The History of the Southern States . 1 . Gretna, Louisiana . Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. . 213 .