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 County results Ritchie: 40–50% 50–60% Doub: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1915 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 2, 1915, in order to elect theattorney general of Maryland.Democratic nomineeAlbert Ritchie defeatedRepublican nominee Albert A. Doub,Prohibition nominee N. Irvin Gressitt,Socialist nominee Paul Braun andLabor nominee Frank N.H. Lang.[1]
On election day, November 2, 1915,Democratic nomineeAlbert Ritchie won the election by a margin of 24,682 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nominee Albert A. Doub, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Ritchie was sworn in as the 27thattorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1916.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Albert Ritchie | 122,836 | 54.15 | |
| Republican | Albert A. Doub | 98,154 | 43.27 | |
| Prohibition | N. Irvin Gressitt | 2,616 | 1.15 | |
| Socialist | Paul Braun | 2,415 | 1.07 | |
| Labor | Frank N.H. Lang | 818 | 0.36 | |
| Total votes | 226,839 | 100.00 | ||
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