The 1934 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Harry Nice defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Ritchie with 49.52% of the vote in a rematch of the 1919 election.

Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 8, 1934.

Republican primary

Candidates Harry Nice, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City and nominee for Governor in 1919 Phillips Lee Goldsborough, incumbent United States Senator H. Webster Smith

Results

General election

Candidates Bernard Ades, criminal defense attorney (Communist) Harry B. Galantian (Independent) William A. Gillespe (Independent) Broadus Mitchell, Johns Hopkins University economics professor (Socialist) Harry Nice, former Judge of the Appeals Tax Court of Baltimore City and nominee for Governor in 1919 (Republican) Albert Ritchie, incumbent Governor since 1920 (Democratic)

Results

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