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![]() County results Nice: 50–60% 60–70% Ritchie: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Maryland |
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The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harry Nice defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Ritchie with 49.52% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1934. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry Nice | 55,157 | 52.91 | |
Republican | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 31,012 | 29.75 | |
Republican | H. Webster Smith | 18,073 | 17.34 | |
Total votes | 104,242 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Harry Nice | 253,813 | 49.52% | ||
Democratic | Albert Ritchie (incumbent) | 247,664 | 48.32% | ||
Socialist | Broadus Mitchell | 6,773 | 1.32% | ||
Independent | William A. Gillespe | 2,831 | 0.55% | ||
Communist | Bernard Ades | 776 | 0.15% | ||
Independent | Harry B. Galantian | 719 | 0.14% | ||
Majority | 6,149 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |