1930 Maryland Attorney General election
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The 1930 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee William Preston Lane Jr. defeated Republican nominee David A. Robb, Socialist nominee William A. Toole, Labor nominee Word H. Mills and Communist nominee Isidore Samuelson. Incumbent attorney general Thomas H. Robinson had initially been nominated on the Democratic ticket to run for a third term, but died on October 12, 1930. So William Preston Lane Jr. was nominated in his stead for the Democratic ticket.[1]
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November 4, 1930
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 County results Lane: 50â60% 60â70% Robb: 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
On election day, November 4, 1930, Democratic nominee William Preston Lane Jr. won the election by a margin of 85,198 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee David A. Robb, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Lane was sworn in as the 31st attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1931.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William Preston Lane Jr. | 268,370 | 58.51 | |
| Republican | David A. Robb | 183,172 | 39.94 | |
| Socialist | William A. Toole | 3,286 | 0.72 | |
| Labor | Word H. Mills | 2,880 | 0.63 | |
| Communist | Isidore Samuelson | 970 | 0.20 | |
| Total votes | 458,678 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||