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1934 Maryland gubernatorial election Maryland Presidential no 1930 Maryland gubernatorial election 1930 1938 Maryland gubernatorial election 1938 November 6, 1934 File:Harry W. Nice circa 1918 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Harry Nice Republican Party (United States) 253,813 49.52% File:Albert Ritchie, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg Albert Ritchie Democratic Party (United States) 247,664 48.32% File:1934 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 295px County resultsNice: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Ritchie: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Albert Ritchie Democratic Party (United States) Harry Nice Republican Party (United States)
The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harry Nice defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Ritchie with 49.52% of the vote in a rematch of the 1919 election.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1934.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-27
Republican primary
Candidates
Harry Nice, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City and nominee for Governor in 1919
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, incumbent United States Senator
H. Webster Smith
Results
Republican primary results
Harry Nice Republican Party (United States) 55,157 52.91
Phillips Lee Goldsborough Republican Party (United States) 31,012 29.75
H. Webster Smith Republican Party (United States) 18,073 17.34
104,242 100.00
General election
Candidates
Bernard Ades, criminal defense attorney (Communist)
Harry B. Galantian (Independent)
William A. Gillespe (Independent)
Broadus Mitchell, Johns Hopkins University economics professor (Socialist)
Harry Nice, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City and nominee for Governor in 1919 (Republican)
Albert Ritchie, incumbent Governor since 1920 (Democratic)
Results
1934 Maryland gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=x4tKAQAAMAAJ Maryland Manual 1987 2020-04-27
Republican Party (United States) Harry Nice 253,813 49.52%
Democratic Party (United States) Albert Ritchie (incumbent) 247,664 48.32%
Socialist Party USA Broadus Mitchell 6,773 1.32%
Independent politician William A. Gillespe 2,831 0.55%
Communist Party USA Bernard Ades 776 0.15%
Independent politician Harry B. Galantian 719 0.14%
6,149
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
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