William Preston Lane Jr. Democratic Theodore McKeldin Republican The 1950 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.

Republican nominee Theodore McKeldin defeated Democratic incumbent William Preston Lane Jr. with 57.28% of the vote.

Lane faced opposition from George P. Mahoney, a perennial office-seeker.

Lane won the election by carrying sixteen counties and one district in Baltimore City to capture the unit vote although Mahoney gained a majority in the popular vote.

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