Election Name: | June 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1808 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1808 |
Next Election: | November 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1809 |
Election Date: | 5 June 1809 |
Nominee1: | Edward Lloyd |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 80 |
Percentage1: | 94.12% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Butcher (Acting) |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Edward Lloyd |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The June 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 5 June 1809 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland following the resignation of Democratic-Republican Governor Robert Wright on 6 May 1809. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district Edward Lloyd was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Federalist candidates former United States Senator Charles Carroll and Benjamin Stoddart.[1]
On election day, 5 June 1809, Democratic-Republican nominee Edward Lloyd was elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Lloyd was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Maryland on 9 June 1809.[2]