The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.

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nominee

Harry Nice Harry Whinna Nice (December 5, 1877 – February 25, 1941), was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party who served as the 50th Governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939. Biography Harry Nice was born in Washington D.C. and ra ...

defeated Democratic incumbent

Albert Ritchie Albert Cabell Ritchie (August 29, 1876 – February 24, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was the 49th governor of Maryland from 1920 to 1935. Ritchie was a conservative who campaigned for, but did not win, the presid ...

with 49.52% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 8, 1934.

Republican primary

Candidates

, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City *

Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician and member of the United States Senate representing State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935. He was also the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to ...

, incumbent

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*H. Webster Smith

Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Harry Nice, Republican *Albert Ritchie, Democratic Other candidates *Broadus Mitchell, Socialist *William A. Gillespe, Independent *Bernard Ades, Communist *Harry B. Galantian, Independent

Results

References

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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