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1919 Maryland Attorney General election Maryland Presidential no 1915 Maryland Attorney General election 1915 1923 Maryland Attorney General election 1923 November 6, 1919 125px Alexander Armstrong Republican Party (United States) 106,894 48.79% 125px Thomas J. Keating Democratic Party (United States) 106,288 48.51% 1919 Maryland attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsArmstrong: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Keating: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% Attorney General Ogle Marbury (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Alexander Armstrong Republican Party (United States)
The 1919 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 6, 1919, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Republican nominee Alexander Armstrong defeated Democratic nominee Thomas J. Keating, Socialist nominee Frederick Haller and Labor nominee Frank N.H. Lang.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1919&f=0&off=9&elect=0 1919 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland uselectionatlas.org February 24, 2016 2024-10-22 As of 2022, this is the last time that a Republican was elected as Attorney General in Maryland.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=2143 Maryland Attorney General - History ourcampaigns.com 2025-02-03
General election
On election day, November 6, 1919, Republican nominee Alexander Armstrong won the election by a margin of 606 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas J. Keating, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Armstrong was sworn in as the 29th attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1920.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114166 MD Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 23, 2004 2024-10-22
Results
Maryland Attorney General election, 1919
Republican Party (United States)
Alexander Armstrong
106,894
48.79
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas J. Keating
106,288
48.51
Socialist Party of America
Frederick Haller
3,101
1.41
Labor Party of the United States
Frank N.H. Lang
2,816
1.29
219,099
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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