Election Name: | 1867 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maryland |
Flag Year: | 1867 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1871 Maryland gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1871 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1867 |
Nominee1: | Oden Bowie |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 63,694 |
Percentage1: | 74.28% |
Nominee2: | Hugh Lennox Bond |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 22,050 |
Percentage2: | 25.72% |
Map Size: | 280px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Swann |
Before Party: | Unionist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Oden Bowie |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1867 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1867. Incumbent Governor Thomas Swann did not run for re-election.
Democratic Party candidate Oden Bowie defeated Republican candidate Hugh Lennox Bond.
Bowie took his oath of office on January 8, 1868,[1] [2] but by a provision of the 1867 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 13, 1869.[3]