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List of Maryland State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
Thomas Johnson Mar 21, 1777
Nov 12, 1779
None
William Paca Nov 22, 1782
Nov 26, 1785
None
William Smallwood Nov 26, 1785
Nov 24, 1788
None
John Eager Howard Nov 24, 1788
Nov 14, 1791
Federalist
George Plater Nov 14, 1791
Feb 13, 1792
None
James Brice Feb 13, 1792
Apr 5, 1792
Federalist
Thomas Sim Lee Apr 5, 1792
Nov 14, 1794
Federalist
John Hoskins Stone Nov 14, 1794
Nov 17, 1797
Federalist
John Henry Nov 17, 1797
Nov 14, 1798
Democratic Republican
Benjamin Ogle Nov 14, 1798
Nov 10, 1801
Federalist
John Francis Mercer Nov 10, 1801
Nov 13, 1803
Democratic Republican
Robert Wright Nov 12, 1806
Jun 9, 1809
Democratic Republican
Edward Lloyd Jun 9, 1809
Nov 16, 1811
Democratic Republican
Robert Bowie Nov 16, 1811
Nov 25, 1812
Democratic Republican
Levin Winder Nov 25, 1812
Jan 2, 1816
Federalist
Charles Carnan Ridgely Jan 2, 1816
Jan 8, 1819
Federalist
Charles Goldsborough Jan 8, 1819
Dec 20, 1819
Federalist
Samuel Sprigg Dec 20, 1819
Dec 16, 1822
Democratic
Samuel Stevens, Jr. Dec 16, 1822
Jan 9, 1826
Democratic
Joseph Kent Jan 9, 1826
Jan 15, 1829
Democratic Republican
Thomas King Carroll Jan 15, 1830
Jan 13, 1831
Democratic
Daniel Martin Jan 13, 1831
Jul 11, 1831
National Republican
George Howard Jul 11, 1831
Jan 17, 1833
National Republican
James Thomas Jan 17, 1833
Jan 14, 1836
Whig
Thomas W. Veazey Jan 14, 1836
Jan 7, 1839
Whig
William Grason Jan 7, 1839
Jan 3, 1842
Democratic
Francis Thomas Jan 3, 1842
Jan 6, 1845
Democratic
Thomas G. Pratt Jan 6, 1845
Jan 3, 1848
Whig
Phillip F. Thomas Jan 3, 1848
Jan 6, 1851
Democratic
Enoch Louis Lowe Jan 6, 1851
Jan 11, 1854
Democratic
Thomas W. Ligon Jan 11, 1854
Jan 13, 1858
Democratic
Thomas H. Hicks Jan 13, 1858
Jan 8, 1862
American then Republican
Augus Bradford Jan 8, 1862
Jan 10, 1866
Unionist
Thomas Swann Jan 10, 1866
Jan 13, 1869
Democratic
Oden Bowie Jan 13, 1869
Jan 10, 1872
Democratic
William Pinkney Whyte Jan 10, 1872
Mar 4, 1874
Democratic
James B. Groome Mar 4, 1874
Jan 12, 1876
Democratic
John Lee Carroll Jan 12, 1876
Jan 14, 1880
Democratic
William T. Hamilton Jan 14, 1880
Jan 9, 1884
Democratic
Robert Milligan McLane Jan 9, 1884
Mar 27, 1885
Democratic
Henry Lloyd Mar 27, 1885
Jan 11, 1888
Democratic
Elihu Emory Jackson Jan 11, 1888
Jan 13, 1892
Democratic
Frank Brown Jan 13, 1892
Jan 8, 1896
Democratic
Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. Jan 8, 1896
Jan 10, 1900
Republican
John Walter Smith Jan 10, 1900
Jan 13, 1904
Democratic
Edwin Warfield Jan 13, 1904
Jan 8, 1908
Democratic
Austin Lane Crothers Jan 8, 1908
Jan 10, 1912
Democratic
Phillips Lee Goldsborough Jan 10, 1912
Jan 12, 1916
Republican
Emerson C. Harrington Jan 12, 1916
Jan 14, 1920
Democratic
Albert C. Ritchie Jan 14, 1920
Jan 9, 1935
Democratic
Harry W. Nice Jan 9, 1935
Jan 11, 1939
Republican
Herbert R. O'Conorr Jan 11, 1939
Jan 3, 1947
Democratic
William Preston Lane, Jr. Jan 3, 1947
Jan 10, 1951
Democratic
Theodore R. McKeldin Jan 10, 1951
Jan 14, 1959
Republican
J. Millard Tawes Jan 14, 1959
Jan 25, 1967
Democratic
Spiro Agnew Jan 25, 1967
Jan 7, 1969
Republican
Marvin Mandel Jan 7, 1969
Jan 17, 1979
Democratic
Blair Lee III Jun 4, 1977
Jan 15, 1979
Democratic
Harry R. Hughes Jan 17, 1979
Jan 20, 1987
Democratic
William Donald Schaefer Jan 20, 1987
Jan 18, 1995
Democratic
Parris N. Glendening Jan 18, 1995
Jan 15, 2003
Democratic
Robert L. Ehrlich Jan 15, 2003
Jan 17, 2007
Republican
Martin O'Malley Jan 17, 2007
Incumbent
Democratic