1952 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1952 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert O'Conor chose not to seek re-election for a second term. Republican U.S. Representative James Glenn Beall defeated Democrat George P. Mahoney to win the open seat.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Lansdale G. Sasscer, U.S. Representative from Upper Marlboro
- George P. Mahoney, paving contractor and candidate for governor in 1950
- Stephen B. Petticord
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Mahoney | 136,932 | 51.05% | |
Democratic | Lansdale G. Sasscer | 122,679 | 45.74% | |
Democratic | Stephen Petticord | 8,620 | 3.21% | |
Total votes | 268,231 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- James Glenn Beall, U.S. Representative from Frostburg
- Royden Addison Blunt
- H. Grady Gore, lawyer and real estate investor
- Thomas Hankinson
- Herman L. Mills
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Glenn Beall | 54,045 | 52.85% | |
Republican | H. Grady Gore | 32,804 | 32.08% | |
Republican | Royden Addison Blunt | 7,298 | 7.14% | |
Republican | Herman L. Mills | 5,466 | 5.35% | |
Republican | Thomas Hankinson | 2,652 | 2.59% | |
Total votes | 102,265 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Republican | James Glenn Beall | 449,823 | 51.18% | 2.78 | ||
Democratic | George P. Mahoney | 406,370 | 48.82% | 2.78 | ||
Total votes | 856,193 | 100.00% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Results by county[edit]
County | J. Glenn Beall
Republican |
George P. Mahoney
Democratic |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Allegany | 20830 | 61.85% | 12531 | 37.21% | 8299 | 24.64% | 33679 |
Anne Arundel | 20359 | 56.38% | 15649 | 43.34% | 4710 | 13.04% | 36110 |
Baltimore (City) | 145827 | 44.45% | 180378 | 54.98% | -34551 | -10.53% | 328102 |
Baltimore (County) | 71543 | 56.26% | 55476 | 43.62% | 16067 | 12.63% | 127166 |
Calvert | 2541 | 51.47% | 2356 | 47.72% | 185 | 3.75% | 4937 |
Caroline | 3696 | 54.86% | 3024 | 44.89% | 672 | 9.97% | 6737 |
Carroll | 10764 | 66.11% | 5474 | 33.62% | 5290 | 32.49% | 16281 |
Cecil | 5700 | 49.00% | 5895 | 50.68% | -195 | -1.68% | 11632 |
Charles | 3757 | 50.15% | 3683 | 49.16% | 74 | 0.99% | 7492 |
Dorchester | 4994 | 50.83% | 4808 | 48.94% | 186 | 1.89% | 9824 |
Frederick | 14981 | 67.67% | 7067 | 31.92% | 7914 | 35.75% | 22138 |
Garrett | 4869 | 68.58% | 2210 | 31.13% | 2659 | 37.45% | 7100 |
Harford | 9064 | 54.31% | 7575 | 45.39% | 1489 | 8.92% | 16690 |
Howard | 4928 | 55.15% | 3981 | 44.56% | 947 | 10.60% | 8935 |
Kent | 3038 | 51.73% | 2752 | 46.86% | 286 | 4.87% | 5873 |
Montgomery | 44293 | 60.51% | 28765 | 39.30% | 15528 | 21.21% | 73194 |
Prince George's | 33103 | 52.91% | 29365 | 46.94% | 3738 | 5.97% | 62562 |
Queen Anne's | 2714 | 43.18% | 3544 | 56.39% | -830 | -13.21% | 6285 |
St. Mary's | 3537 | 45.89% | 4122 | 53.48% | -585 | -7.59% | 7707 |
Somerset | 3803 | 49.45% | 3887 | 50.55% | -84 | -1.09% | 7690 |
Talbot | 4832 | 59.02% | 3326 | 40.63% | 1506 | 18.40% | 8187 |
Washington | 18042 | 60.37% | 11729 | 39.24% | 6313 | 21.12% | 29887 |
Wicomico | 8461 | 59.35% | 5763 | 40.43% | 2698 | 18.93% | 14255 |
Worcester | 4147 | 57.69% | 3010 | 41.87% | 1137 | 15.82% | 7189 |
Total | 449823 | 52.33% | 406370 | 47.27% | 43453 | 5.05% | 859652 |
Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican[edit]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0331 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 331. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 5 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0331 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 331. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 5 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0306 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 306. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1952 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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