1903 Maryland Comptroller election

1903 Maryland Comptroller election

← 1901 November 3, 1903 1905 →

Nominee Gordon T. Atkinson L. E. P. Dennis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 106,292 93,101 Percentage 52.09% 45.63%

County results Atkinson:      50–60%      60–70% Dennis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Comptroller before election Joshua W. Hering Democratic Elected Comptroller Gordon T. Atkinson Democratic

The 1903 Maryland comptroller election was held on November 3, 1903, in order to elect the comptroller of Maryland. Democratic nominee Gordon T. Atkinson defeated Republican nominee L. E. P. Dennis, Prohibition nominee Daniel W. Miles and Socialist nominee George L. Wild.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1903, Democratic nominee Gordon T. Atkinson won the election by a margin of 13,191 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee L. E. P. Dennis, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of comptroller. Atkinson was sworn in as the 19th comptroller of Maryland on January 18, 1904.^[1]

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 1903

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon T. Atkinson	106,292	52.09
	Republican	L. E. P. Dennis	93,101	45.63
	Prohibition	Daniel W. Miles	3,228	1.58
	Socialist	George L. Wild	1,433	0.70
Total votes			204,054	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "MD Comptroller". ourcampaigns.com. July 26, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-24.