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 County results Swann: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Chambers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1864 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1864. Incumbent Union PartyGovernorAugustus Bradford did not run for re-election. Union Party candidateThomas Swann defeatedDemocratic candidateEzekiel F. Chambers.
The Union Party was aSouthern Unionist political movement which supported theLincoln administration.[1] Most Unionists were former Whigs who had joined theKnow Nothing movement in the 1850s, while a minority wereRadical Republicans orWar Democrats.[2] The party supported the re-election ofAbraham Lincoln under the banner of theNational Union Party.[3]
Swann took his oath of office on January 11, 1865, but by a provision of the1864 State Constitution, he did not actually become Governor until January 10, 1866.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Union | Thomas Swann | 40,579 | 55.86% | ||
| Democratic | Ezekiel F. Chambers | 32,068 | 44.14% | ||
| Majority | 8,511 | 11.72% | |||
| Turnout | 72,647 | 100.00% | |||
| Unionhold | Swing | ||||
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