1879 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1879 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1879.

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Lee Carroll did not seek re-election.

Democratic candidate William Thomas Hamilton defeated Republican candidate James Albert Gary.

Candidates

 * William Thomas Hamilton, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
 * James Albert Gary, Republican, businessman, Republican nominee for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 1870
 * Howard Meeks, National Greenback-Labor