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Parents > United States > Maryland > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1841 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 06, 1841 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 06, 1841 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1842 - 12:00pm
Term End January 06, 1845 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur February 08, 2024 09:40am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections, 3rd edition, p505

From MD State Archives:

Thomas defeated his Whig opponent, William Cost Johnson also from Frederick County and his Congressional colleague, by the narrow margin of slightly over six hundred votes.
Description Election date unknown.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/03/1838
NameWilliam Grason Votes27,722 (50.28%)
Term01/07/1839 - 01/03/1842 Margin313 (+0.57%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won10/02/1844
NameThomas G. Pratt Votes35,040 (50.39%)
Term01/06/1845 - 01/03/1848 Margin548 (+0.79%)
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Name Rep. Francis Thomas Rep. William Cost Johnson  
PartyDemocratic Whig  
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Uncertified Votes 28,959 (50.56%) 28,320 (49.44%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -639 (-1.12%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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