Maryland gubernatorial elections in their modern sense, have been held since the implementation of the Maryland Constitution of 1867 to directly elect the governor of Maryland and the officers that work with the winner candidate.
After the initial election was held on November 5, 1867, when Oden Bowie became the 34th governor of Maryland, each subsequent election was held every four years in November.
The candidates for the elections are previously selected in July of the same year in the primary elections in Maryland, but the difference with the primaries is that in the general election voters can select candidates from any party since all parties are present in the voters ballot.