| Election Name: | 1946 Maryland Attorney General election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1942 Maryland Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1950 Maryland Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
| Election Date: | 5 November 1946 |
| Nominee1: | Hall Hammond |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 245,782 |
| Percentage1: | 55.73% |
| Nominee2: | George Cochran Doub |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 195,273 |
| Percentage2: | 44.27% |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | William Curran (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hall Hammond |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1946 Maryland attorney general election was held on 5 November 1946 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee Hall Hammond defeated Republican nominee George Cochran Doub.[1]
On election day, 5 November 1946, Democratic nominee Hall Hammond won the election by a margin of 50,509 votes against his opponent Republican nominee George Cochran Doub, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Hammond was sworn in as the 35th attorney general of Maryland on 3 January 1947.[2]