1899 Maryland Attorney General election
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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.
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November 7, 1899
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 County results Rayner: 40â50% 50â60% Findlay: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Isidor Rayner | 126,593 | 50.75 | |
| Republican | John Van Lear Findlay | 116,273 | 46.61 | |
| Prohibition | Finley C. Hendrickson | 5,649 | 2.26 | |
| Social Democratic | Charles B. Backman | 496 | 0.20 | |
| Union Reform Party | Robert B. Walling | 454 | 0.18 | |
| Total votes | 249,465 | 100.00 | ||
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