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.
General election 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
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