on public display for several days and was viewed by thousands of mourners. He was interred at Greenmount Cemetery, where he was buried next to his father and mother. Election history !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Year !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Office ! !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Subject !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Party !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Votes !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Pct ! !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Opponent !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Party !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Votes !bgcolor=#CCCCCC |Pct |- |1919 |Governor || |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Albert Cabell Ritchie |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democrat |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |112,240 |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |50.04% | |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Harry Nice |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |112,075 |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |49.96% |- |1923 |Governor || |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Albert Cabell Ritchie |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democrat |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |177,871 |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |56.41% | |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Alexander Armstrong |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |137,471 |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |43.59% |- |1926 |Governor || |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Albert Cabell Ritchie |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democrat |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |207,435 |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |58.34% | |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Addison Mullikin |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |148,145 |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |41.66% |- |1930 |Governor || |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Albert Cabell Ritchie |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democrat |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |283,639 |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |56.67% | |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |William Broening |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |216,864 |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |43.33% |- |1934 |Governor || |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Albert Cabell Ritchie |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |Democrat |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |247,664 |bgcolor=#DDEEFF |49.39% | |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Harry Nice |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |Republican |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |253,813 |bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |50.61% Namesakes Fort Ritchie in Washington County, Maryland Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland, College Park Governor Ritchie Highway, Maryland Route 2 through Anne Arundel County Ritchie Park Elementary School Rockville Governor Albert C. Ritchie Memorial & Scenic Overlook, Annapolis, Maryland Governor Ritchie Drive-In Theatre a former drive in located at Exit 3 Beltway Glen Burnie Md 1939-1983 demolished shortly after closure and is now a shopping center. See also List of people on the cover of Time magazine: 1920s – May 24, 1926 References Further reading Brown, Dorothy. "The Election of 1934: the 'New Deal' in Maryland," Maryland Historical Magazine 1973 68(4): 405-421 Chepaitis, Joseph B. "Albert C. Ritchie in Power: 1920-1927". Maryland Historical Magazine 1973 68(4): 383-404 Jack Cosgrove, "Political Tricks Won Many Elections In Days of 'Frank' Kelly," Baltimore American, December 30, 1951. Walsh, Richard and Fox, William Lloyn. Maryland: A History 1632-1974. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1974. Frank F. White, Jr., The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, 1970, 257-263. Congressional Quarterly Voting and Elections Collection. External links Albert Ritchie papers at the University of Maryland libraries 1876 births 1936 deaths Democratic Party governors of Maryland Maryland Attorneys General Candidates in the 1924 United States presidential election Candidates in the 1932 United States presidential election 20th-century American politicians University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni