Historical List

1946 William Preston Lane, Jr. (D) 268,084
Theodore R. McKeldin (R) 221,752

1950 Theodore R. McKeldin (R) 369,807
William Preston Lane, Jr. (D) 275,824

1954 Theodore R. McKeldin (R) 381,451
Harry Clifton Byrd (D) 319,03 3

1958 J. Millard Tawes (D) 485,061
James P. S. Devereux (R) 278,173

1962 J. Millard Tawes (D) 428,071
Frank Small, Jr. (R) 341,271

1966 Spiro T. Agnew (R) 455,318
George P. Mahoney (D); 373,543
Hyman A. Pressman (I) 90,899

1970 Marvin Mandel (D) 639,579
C. Stanley Blair (R) 314,336
Robert Woods Merkle, Sr. (A) 19,184

1974 Marvin Mandel (D) 602,648
Louise Gore (R) 346,449

1978 Harry Hughes (D) 718,328
J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) 293,635

1982 Harry Hughes (D) 705,910
Robert A. Pascal (R) 432,826

Party Affiliation: (D) Democrat; (R) Republican; (I) In-
dependent; (A) American. For gubernatorial election re-
sults prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1867,
see Frank F. White, Jr., The Governors of Maryland,
1777-1970 (Hall of Records Commission Publication
No. 15, Annapolis, 1970), Appendix A.

GOVERNORS' COUNCILS, 1777-1838

The Constitution of 1776 (Art. 26) provided
that both houses of the Legislature elect by joint
ballot five men to be "the Council to the Gover-
nor." This was an advisory body of considerable
influence. It was also provided that on the death,
removal, or incapacity of the governor the first
named of the Council should become governor
and proceed to the calling of a special session of
the Legislature for the election of a new governor.
The Council was abolished in 1838 by means of a
constitutional amendment (Acts 1836, ch. 197,
sec. 13; Acts 1837, ch. 84).

Mar. 1777. Charles Carroll, Sr. (declined), Josiah
Polk, John Rogers, Edward Lloyd, John
Contee (declined), Thomas SimLee (elected vice
Carroll March 26, 1777), James Brice (elected
vice Contee April 16, 1777, declined), Joseph
Sim (elected vice Brice April 19, 1777).

Nov. 1777. Thomas Sim Lee, Joseph Sim (de-
clined), Edward Lloyd, John Rogers (declined),
Josiah Polk (declined), James Brice (elected vice
Sim November 25, 1777), William Hemsley

Governors' Councils. 1777-1838/739

(elected vice Rogers November 25, 1777, de-
clined), Daniel Carroll (elected vice Polk No-
vember 25, 1777), James Hindman (elected vice
Hemsley December 23, 1777).

Nov. 1778. Thomas Sim Lee, James Brice, Daniel
Carroll, Edward Lloyd, James Hindman.

Nov. 1779. John H. Stone, Jeremiah Townley
Chase, James Brice, Daniel Carroll, John Brice.

Nov. 1780. Daniel Carroll, James Brice, John H.
Stone, Jeremiah Townley Chase, Samuel
Turbutt Wright.

Nov. 1781. John Stone, Jeremiah Townley Chase,
James Brice, Samuel Turbutt Wright, Benjamin
Stoddert.

Nov. 1782. Benjamin Stoddert, Gabriel Duvall,
Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, John H.
Stone.

Nov. 1783. Jeremiah Townley Chase (resigned),
Gabriel Duvall (resigned), John H. Stone, James
Brice (resigned), Benjamin Ogle (resigned), John
Davidson (elected vice Chase January 5, 1784),
Charles Wallace (elected vice Brice January 5,
1784), James Brice (elected vice Duvall July 29,
1784, declined), Aquila Paca (elected vice Brice
August 4, 1784), Samuel Turbutt Wright
(elected vice Ogle April 3, 1784).

Nov. 1784. Charles Wallace, Aquila Paca, John
Davidson, John H. Stone, Samuel Turbutt
Wright.

Nov. 1785. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James
Brice, Gabriel Duvall (resigned), John Kilty,
Samuel Turbutt Wright, William Paca (elected
vice Duvall April 27, 1786).

Dec. 1786. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice,
James Hindman, John Kilty, John Davidson.

Nov. 1787. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James
Brice, John Kilty, John Davidson, Benjamin
Harrison.

Nov. 1788. James Brice, John Davidson, William
Hindman, Josias C. Hall, John Kilty.

Nov. 1789. John Kilty, James Brice, John David-
son, William Hindman, Randolph B. Latimer.

Nov. 1790. Henry Ridgely, Randolph B. Latimer,
John Davidson, William Hindman, John Kilty.

Nov. 1791. James Brice, Henry Ridgely, Ran-
dolph B. Latimer (declined), John H. Stone,
John Davidson, Uriah Forrest (elected vice Lat-
imer December 31, 1791).

Nov. 1792. James Brice, John Kilty, Henry
Ridgely, John Davidson, William Pinkney.

Nov. 1793. William Pinkney, John Davidson,
James Brice, John Kilty (declined). Henry