1899 Maryland Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1899 Maryland Attorney General election Maryland Presidential no 1895 Maryland Attorney General election 1895 1903 Maryland Attorney General election 1903 November 7, 1899 125px Isidor Rayner Democratic Party (United States) 126,593 50.75% 125px John Van Lear Findlay Republican Party (United States) 116,273 46.61% 1899 Maryland attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsRayner: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Findlay: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General George Riggs Gaither Jr. Republican Party (United States) Isidor Rayner Democratic Party (United States) The 1899 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 7, 1899, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district Isidor Rayner defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district John Van Lear Findlay, Prohibition nominee Finley C. Hendrickson, Social Democratic nominee Charles B. Backman and Union Reform nominee Robert B. Walling. General election On election day, November 7, 1899, Democratic nominee Isidor Rayner won the election by a margin of 10,320 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John Van Lear Findlay, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Rayner was sworn in as the 23rd attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1900.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114840 MD Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 26, 2004 2024-10-22 Results Maryland Attorney General election, 1899 Democratic Party (United States) Isidor Rayner 126,593 50.75 Republican Party (United States) John Van Lear Findlay 116,273 46.61 Prohibition Party Finley C. Hendrickson 5,649 2.26 Social Democratic Party of America Charles B. Backman 496 0.20 Union Reform Party Robert B. Walling 454 0.18 249,465 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1899 Maryland elections Category:Maryland Attorney General elections Category:November 1899 in the United States