1821 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1821 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 10 December 1821 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Sprigg was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Federalist Governor Charles Goldsborough, Democratic-Republican candidates John Leeds Kerr and George C. Washington and Federalist candidates Robert Goodloe Harper, Robert Henry Goldsborough, John Eager Howard, John C. Herbert and Roger B. Taney.

General election
On election day, 10 December 1821, incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Sprigg was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Sprigg was sworn in for his third term on 17 December 1821.