1903 Maryland gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1903 Maryland gubernatorial election
Country:	Maryland
Flag Image:	Flag of Maryland (pre-1904).png
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1899 Maryland gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1899
Next Election:	1907 Maryland gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1907
Election Date:	November 3, 1903
Image1:	File:Edwin Warfield of Maryland, sitting.jpg
Nominee1:	Edwin Warfield
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	108,548
Percentage1:	52.01%
Nominee2:	Stevenson A. Williams
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	95,923
Percentage2:	45.97%
Map Size:	280px
Governor
Before Election:	John Walter Smith
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Edwin Warfield
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1903 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1903.

Incumbent Governor John Walter Smith did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate Edwin Warfield defeated Republican candidate Stevenson A. Williams.

General election

Candidates

• Edwin Warfield, Democratic, businessman and former surveyor of the Port of Baltimore^[1]
• Stevenson A. Williams, Republican, former State Senator^[2]
• Silas M. Crabill, Socialist
• William Gisriel, Prohibition, businessman,^[3] Prohibition candidate for Maryland's 4th congressional district in 1900

Results

Notes and References

1. News: . Warfield nominated . Evening capital . Annapolis, Md. . September 17, 1903 . 1 . 7 September 2021 .
2. News: . Hon. Stevenson A. Williams . The Cecil Whig . Elkton, Md. . September 19, 1903 . 1 . 7 September 2021 .
3. News: . The Prohibition party . The Baltimore County union . Towsontown, Md. . March 28, 1903 . 2 . 7 September 2021 .