Political party strength in Maryland

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Maryland:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1777–1851

Year Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral College votes
Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House
1777 Thomas Johnson (I) [?] [?]
James Tilghman (I)
1778 Luther Martin (I)
1779
1780 Thomas Sim Lee (I)
1781
1782
1783 William Paca (I)
1784
1785
1786 William Smallwood (I)
1787
1788
1789 John Eager Howard (F) Luther Martin (AA) Charles Carroll (PA) John Henry (PA) 4AA, 2PA George Washington (I) Green tickY
1790
1791 3AA, 3PA
George Plater (F)[a] Luther Martin (F)
1792
James Brice (F)[b]
Thomas Sim Lee (F)
1793 Richard Potts (PA) 4AA, 4PA
1794
1795 John Hoskins Stone (F) 4DR, 4F
1796 John Adams (F) Green tickY
1797 John Eager Howard (F) 6F, 2DR
1798 John Henry (DR) James Lloyd (F)
1799 Benjamin Ogle (F) 5F, 3DR
1800 Thomas Jefferson (DR) Green tickY
and John Adams (F) Red XN
1801 47DR, 33F William Hindman (F) 6DR, 2F
1802 John Francis Mercer (DR) 15DR 53DR, 27F Robert Wright (DR)
1803 47DR, 33F Samuel Smith (DR) 7DR, 2F
1804 Robert Bowie (DR) Thomas Jefferson (DR) Green tickY
1805 William Pinkney (DR) 52DR, 28F
1806 56DR, 24F
John Thomson Mason (DR)
John Johnson Sr. (DR)
1807 Robert Wright (DR) 54DR, 25F, 1 vac. Philip Reed (DR) 6DR, 3F
1808 51DR, 29F James Madison (DR) Green tickY
1809 43F, 37DR
Edward Lloyd (DR)
1810 44DR, 36F
1811 John Montgomery (DR) 48DR, 32F
1812 Robert Bowie (DR) 44DR, 36F
1813 Levin Winder (F) 54F, 26DR Robert Henry Goldsborough (F)
1814 49F, 31DR
1815 59F, 21DR vacant 5F, 4DR
1816 Charles Carnan Ridgely (F) 48F, 32DR Robert Goodloe Harper (F) James Monroe (DR) Green tickY
1817 15F 56F, 24DR Alexander Contee Hanson (F) 5DR, 4F
1818 Luther Martin (F) 45DR, 35F
1819 Charles Goldsborough (F) 45DR, 35F Edward Lloyd (DR) 7DR, 2F
1820 Samuel Sprigg (DR) 50DR, 30F William Pinkney (DR)
1821 49DR, 31F 6DR, 3F
1822 Thomas Beale Dorsey (DR) 15DR 63DR, 17F vacant
1823 Samuel Stevens Jr. (DR) 67DR, 13F Samuel Smith (DR) 4NR, 3F, 2DR
1824 Thomas Kell (DR) 63DR, 17F Andrew Jackson (DR) Red XN
1825 [?] Samuel Smith (J) Edward Lloyd (J) 6NR, 3DR
1826 Joseph Kent (DR) [?] Ezekiel F. Chambers (NR) 5NR, 4DR
1827 Roger B. Taney (J) [?] [?] 6NR, 3DR
1828 [?] 49NR, 31J John Quincy Adams
and Richard Rush (NR) Red XN
1829 Daniel Martin (NR) [?] 48NR, 31J, 1 tie 6J, 3NR
1830 Thomas King Carroll (J) [?] 41NR, 39J
1831 Daniel Martin (NR) Josiah Bayly (J) [?] 64NR, 16J 5NR, 4J
George Howard (NR)
1832 15NR 59NR, 21J Henry Clay and
John Sergeant (NR) Red XN
1833 James Thomas (W) 54NR, 26J Joseph Kent (NR) 6J, 2NR
1834 42NR, 36J, 2Work
1835 62W, 18D Robert Henry Goldsborough (NR) 4J, 4NR
1836 Thomas Veazey (W) 55W, 25D William Henry Harrison
and John Tyler (W) Red XN
John S. Spence (NR)
1837 Josiah Bayly (D) 15W 60W, 20D Joseph Kent (W) John S. Spence (W) 5W, 3D
1838 51W, 35D William Duhurst Merrick (W)
1839 William Grason (D) 12W, 9D 42W, 37D 5D, 3W
1840 46D, 33W William Henry Harrison
and John Tyler (W) Green tickY
1841 15W, 6D 60W, 19D John Leeds Kerr (W) 6W, 2D
1842 Francis Thomas (D) 44D, 35W
1843 13W, 8D 47D, 35W James Pearce (W) 6W
1844 47W, 35D Henry Clay and
Theodore Frelinghuysen (W) Red XN
1845 Thomas Pratt (W) 15W, 6D 61W, 21D Reverdy Johnson (W) 4D, 2W
1846 George R. Richardson 43W, 39D
1847 13W, 8D 53W, 29D 4W, 2R
1848 Philip Francis Thomas (D) 54W, 28D Zachary Taylor and
Millard Fillmore (W) Green tickY
1849 14W, 7D vacant 3W, 3D
David Stewart (W)[c]
1850 46W, 36D Thomas Pratt (W)
1851 Enoch Louis Lowe (D) Robert J. Brent (W) 12W, 9D 4W, 2D
Year Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House Electoral College votes
Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress

1851–present

Year Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral College votes
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House
1851 Enoch Louis Lowe (D) [d] [e] Philip Francis Thomas (D) 12W, 9D 46W, 36D Thomas Pratt (W) James Pearce (W) 4W, 2D
1852 11W, 11D 44D, 30W Pierce/
King (D) Green tickY
1853 4D, 2W
Henry E. Bateman (D)
1854 Thomas Watkins Ligon (D) William Pinkney Whyte (D) 14W, 8D 34W, 30D, 10Temp
1855 4KN, 2D
1856 William Henry Purnell (KN) 9W, 8KN, 5D 54KN, 14D, 6W Fillmore/
Donelson (KN) Red XN
1857 Anthony Kennedy (KN) James Pearce (D) 3KN, 3D
1858 Thomas Holliday Hicks (KN) 15KN, 7D 44KN, 30D
1859
1860 12D, 10KN 45D, 29KN Breckinridge/
Lane (SD) Red XN
1861 6NU
Dennis Claude (D)
Abram Lingan Jarrett (D) Anthony Kennedy (U)
1862 Augustus Bradford (NU) Samuel Snowden Maffit (NU) 13NU, 9D 68NU, 6D
1863 Reverdy Johnson (U) Thomas Holliday Hicks (UU) 3NU, 1D, 1R
1864 Alexander Randall (NU) Henry H. Goldsborough (NU) 19NU, 3D 56NU, 18D Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Green tickY
1865 Christopher Christian Cox (NU) Robert John Jump (NU) 12D, 12NU 54NU, 26D Reverdy Johnson (D) John Creswell (UU) 3NU, 2D
1866 Thomas Swann (D)
1867 Isaac Dashiell Jones (R) William James Leonard (D) 16D, 8R 59D, 21R vacant 3D, 1C, 1R
1868 [f] 25D 86D George Vickers (D) Seymour/
Blair (D) Red XN
William Pinkney Whyte (D)
1869 Oden Bowie (D) William Thomas Hamilton (D) 5D
1870 Levin Woolford (D)
1871 Andrew K. Syester (D) 5D
1872 William Pinkney Whyte (D) 24D, 1R 70D, 12R Hendricks/
Brown (D) Red XN
1873 George R. Dennis (D) 4D, 2R
1874 James Black Groome (D) 23D, 3R 64D, 20R
1875 Charles J. M. Gwinn (D) William Pinkney Whyte (D) 6D
1876 John Lee Carroll (D) 19D, 7R 58D, 26R Tilden/
Hendricks (D) Red XN
1877
1878 Thomas James Keating (D) 18D, 5R, 2ID, 1Ref 65D, 19R
1879 James Black Groome (D) 5D, 1R
1880 William Thomas Hamilton (D) 19D, 7R 63D, 21R Hancock/
English (D) Red XN
1881 Arthur P. Gorman (D)
1882 16D, 10R 60D, 31R
1883 Charles Boyle Roberts (D) 4D, 1R
1884 Robert Milligan McLane (D)[g] J. Frank Turner (D) 14D, 12R 63D, 28R Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) Green tickY
1885 Henry Lloyd (D)[h] Ephraim King Wilson II (D) 5D, 1R
1886 22D, 4R 80D, 10R, 1Fus
1887 William Pinkney Whyte (D)
1888 Elihu Emory Jackson (D) L. Victor Baughman (D) 71D, 20R Cleveland/
Thurman (D) Red XN
1889 4D, 2R
1890 18D, 8R 59D, 32R 3D, 3R
1891 John Prentiss Poe (D) vacant 6D
1892 Frank Brown (D) Marion deKalb Smith (D) 22D, 4R 81D, 7R, 3Fus Charles Hopper Gibson (D) Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Green tickY
1893
1894 21D, 5R 68D, 23R 5D, 1R
1895 Harry M. Clabaugh (R) 3D, 3R
1896 Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (R) Robert Patterson Graham (R) 13D, 13R 70R, 21D McKinley/
Hobart (R) Green tickY
1897 14D, 12R George L. Wellington (R) 6R
1898 Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R) 18R, 8D 49R, 42D
1899 George R. Gaither (R) Louis E. McComas (R) 4R, 2D
Isidor Rayner (D)
1900 John Walter Smith (D) Joshua W. Hering (D) 15D, 11R 65D, 26R 5R, 1D[i] McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Green tickY
1901 6R
1902 17D, 9R 51D, 44R
1903 William S. Bryan (D) Arthur P. Gorman (D)[a] 4R, 2D
1904 Edwin Warfield (D) Gordon T. Atkinson (D) 19D, 8R 71D, 30R Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Green tickY
1905 Isador Rayner (D) 3R, 3D
1906 18D, 8R, 1I 51D, 46R, 3I, 1Fus
William Pinkney Whyte (D)[a]
1907 Isaac Lobe Straus (D)
1908 Austin Lane Crothers (D) Joshua W. Hering (D) 17D, 9R, 1I 71D, 30R John Walter Smith (D) Bryan/
Kern (D) Red XN
1909
1910 21D, 6R 70D, 31R
William B. Clagett (D)[j]
1911 Edgar Allan Poe (D) 5D, 1R
Charles H. Stanley (D)[k]
1912 Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R) Emerson Harrington (D) 19D, 8R 60D, 41R Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 William P. Jackson (R) 6D
1914 18D, 9R 79D, 23R Blair Lee I (D)
1915 Albert Ritchie (D) 5D, 1R
1916 Emerson Harrington (D) Hugh McMullen (D) 16D, 11R 56D, 44R, 2Pop
1917 Joseph I. France (R) 4D, 2R
1918 14D, 13R 55R, 47D
1919 Alexander Armstrong (R) 3D, 3R
1920 Albert Ritchie (D) E. Brooke Lee (D) 15D, 12R 56D, 46R Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921 Ovington Weller (R) 4R, 2D
1922 William Gordy (D) 21D, 6R 73D, 33R
1923 Thomas H. Robinson (D) William Cabell Bruce (D) 3R, 3D
1924 22D, 7R 93D, 25R Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 4D, 2R
1926
1927 21D, 8R[l] 82D, 36R[l] Millard Tydings (D) 5D, 1R
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tickY
1929 Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R) 4D, 2R
1930 William Preston Lane Jr. (D)
1931 23D, 6R 91D, 27R 6D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933
1934 Herbert O'Conor (D)
1935 Harry Nice (R) 18D, 11R 94D, 34R, 2Fus George L. P. Radcliffe (D)
1936
1937
1938 William C. Walsh (D)
1939 Herbert O'Conor (D) J. Millard Tawes (D) 23D, 6R 104D, 16R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941
1942
1943 20D, 9R 101D, 22R 4D, 2R
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945 William Curran (D) 5D, 1R
1946 Hall Hammond (D)
1947 William Preston Lane Jr. (D) James J. Lacy (D) 18D, 11R 87D, 36R Herbert O'Conor (D) 4D, 2R
1948 Dewey/
Warren (R) Red XN
1949
1950
J. Millard Tawes (D)[m]
1951 Theodore McKeldin (R) 88D, 35R John Marshall Butler (R) 3D, 3R
1952 Edward D. E. Rollins (R) Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
1953 J. Glenn Beall (R) 4R, 3D
1954 C. Ferdinand Sybert (D)
1955 21D, 8R 98D, 25R 4D, 3R
1956
1957
1958
1959 J. Millard Tawes (D) Louis L. Goldstein (D) 26D, 3R 116D, 7R 7D
1960 Kennedy/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1961 Thomas B. Finan (D) 6D, 1R
1962
1963 22D, 7R 117D, 25R Daniel Brewster (D) 6D, 2R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Green tickY
1965 Joseph Tydings (D) 5D, 3R
1966 Robert C. Murphy (D)
1967 Spiro Agnew (R) Francis B. Burch (D) 35D, 8R
1968 Humphrey/
Muskie (D) Red XN
1969 Marvin Mandel (D) Charles Mathias (R) 4D, 4R
1970
1971 Blair Lee III (D)[n] 33D, 10R 121D, 21R J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) 5D, 3R
1972 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1973 4D, 4R
1974
1975 39D, 8R 126D, 15R 5D, 3R
1976 Carter/
Mondale (D) Green tickY
1977 Paul Sarbanes (D)
1978
1979 Harry Hughes (D) Samuel Bogley (D) Stephen H. Sachs (D)[o] 40D, 7R 125D, 16R 6D, 2R
1980 Carter/
Mondale (D) Red XN
1981 7D, 1R
1982
1983 J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) 41D, 6R 124D, 17R
1984 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1985 6D, 2R
1986
1987 William Donald Schaefer (D) Melvin Steinberg (D) J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) 40D, 7R Barbara Mikulski (D)
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989
1990
1991 117D, 24R 5D, 3R
1992 Clinton/
Gore (D) Green tickY
1993 4D, 4R
1994
1995 Parris Glendening (D) Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) 32D, 15R 100D, 41R
1996
1997
1998 Robert L. Swann (D)
1999 William Donald Schaefer (D) 106D, 35R
2000 33D, 14R[p] Gore/
Lieberman (D) Red XN
2001
2002
2003 Bob Ehrlich (R) Michael Steele (R) 98D, 43R 6D, 2R
2004 Kerry/
Edwards (D) Red XN
2005
2006
2007 Martin O'Malley (D) Anthony Brown (D) Doug Gansler (D) Peter Franchot (D) 104D, 37R Ben Cardin (D)
2008 Obama/
Biden (D) Green tickY
104D, 36R, 1I[q]
2009 7D, 1R
2010
2011 35D, 12R 98D, 43R 6D, 2R
2012
2013 7D, 1R
2014
2015 Larry Hogan (R) Boyd Rutherford (R) Brian Frosh (D) 33D, 14R 91D, 50R
2016 Clinton/
Kaine (D) Red XN
2017 Chris Van Hollen (D)
2018
91D, 49R, 1G[r]
2019 32D, 15R 99D, 42R
2020 Biden/
Harris (D) Green tickY
2021
2022
2023 Wes Moore (D) Aruna Miller (D) Anthony Brown (D) Brooke Lierman (D) 34D, 13R 102D, 39R
2024 [to be determined]
Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House Electoral College votes
Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ a b c Died in office.
  2. ^ As senior member of the Governor's Council, was appointed by state legislature to fill term until replacement elected.
  3. ^ Appointed to fill position and served until a successor was elected.
  4. ^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created originally by the Constitution of 1864.
  5. ^ The office of attorney general was abolished by the Constitution of 1851 but was reestablished by the Constitution of 1864 (Art. 5, sec. 1).
  6. ^ The state's present constitution, adopted in 1867, abolished the lieutenant governorship. However, the position was re-established by a constitutional amendment ratified on November 4, 1970.
  7. ^ Resigned to take post as Minister to France.
  8. ^ Appointed by the legislature to fill unexpired term; was later elected in his own right.
  9. ^ Josiah Kerr elected to fill vacancy upon Smith's resignation upon election as governor.
  10. ^ Appointed by Gov. Crothers; died in office.
  11. ^ Appointed by Gov. Crothers.
  12. ^ a b After 3-year terms in 1923, every seat in both chambers of the General Assembly has been elected to 4-year terms, starting with the 1926 elections.
  13. ^ Appointed to fill position initially, then elected.
  14. ^ Lt. Gov. position created in 1970.
  15. ^ Jon F. Oster and George A. Nilson each served for one day as Attorney General on January 1 and January 2, 1979, respectively.
  16. ^ Sen. Robert R. Neall switched parties from Republican to Democratic.
  17. ^ In September 2008, incumbent Republican Rep. Richard B. Weldon Jr. switched his party affiliation to unaffiliated.
  18. ^ In October 2018, Republican Rep. Meagan Simonaire switched her party affiliation to Democratic, and In November 2018, Democratic Rep. Shane Robinson switched his party affiliation to Green.

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