1919 Maryland Attorney General election

1919 Maryland Attorney General election

← 1915 November 6, 1919 1923 →

Nominee Alexander Armstrong Thomas J. Keating Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 106,894 106,288 Percentage 48.79% 48.51%

County results Armstrong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Keating:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Ogle Marbury (Acting) Democratic Elected Attorney General Alexander Armstrong Republican

The 1919 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 6, 1919, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Republican nominee Alexander Armstrong defeated Democratic nominee Thomas J. Keating, Socialist nominee Frederick Haller and Labor nominee Frank N.H. Lang.^[1] As of 2022, this is the last time that a Republican was elected as Attorney General in Maryland.^[2]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1919, Republican nominee Alexander Armstrong won the election by a margin of 606 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas J. Keating, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Armstrong was sworn in as the 29th attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1920.^[3]

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexander Armstrong	106,894	48.79
	Democratic	Thomas J. Keating	106,288	48.51
	Socialist	Frederick Haller	3,101	1.41
	Labor	Frank N.H. Lang	2,816	1.29
Total votes			219,099	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "1919 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. February 24, 2016. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
2. "Maryland Attorney General - History". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
3. "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. July 23, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-22.