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1907 Maryland Attorney General election
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1907 Maryland Attorney General election Maryland Presidential no 1903 Maryland Attorney General election 1903 1911 Maryland Attorney General election 1911 November 5, 1907 125px Isaac Lobe Straus Democratic Party (United States) 97,628 51.70% 125px Hammond Urner Republican Party (United States) 85,188 45.11% 1907 Maryland attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsStraus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Urner: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General William Shepard Bryan Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Isaac Lobe Straus Democratic Party (United States)
The 1907 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 5, 1907, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Isaac Lobe Straus defeated Republican nominee Hammond Urner, Socialist nominee Charles B. Backman and Prohibition nominee Harry E. Gillbert.
General election
On election day, November 5, 1907, Democratic nominee Isaac Lobe Straus won the election by a margin of 12,440 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Hammond Urner, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Straus was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1908.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114842 MD Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 26, 2004 2024-10-22
Results
Maryland Attorney General election, 1907
Democratic Party (United States)
Isaac Lobe Straus
97,628
51.70
Republican Party (United States)
Hammond Urner
85,188
45.11
Socialist Party of America
Charles B. Backman
4,303
2.28
Prohibition Party
Harry E. Gillbert
1,722
0.91
188,841
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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