1990Final results
1990 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
William D. Schaefer (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating William S. Shepard (R) by 19.5 points.
William D. SchaeferDemocrat · winner
59.8%664,015
William S. ShepardRepublican
40.2%446,980
1,110,995 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET