1976 United States Senate election in Maryland
Appearance
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County results Sarbanes: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% Beall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Glenn Beall Jr. ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes.
Major candidates
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Paul Sarbanes, U.S. Representative since 1971
- Joseph Tydings, former Senator
Republican
[edit]- John Glenn Beall Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Sarbanes | 772,101 | 56.55% | |
Republican | John Glenn Beall Jr. (incumbent) | 530,439 | 38.85% | |
Independent | Bruce Bradley | 62,750 | 4.60% | |
Majority | 241,662 | 17.70% | ||
Turnout | 1,365,290 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Results by county
[edit]County | Paul S. Sarbanes
Democratic |
J. Glenn Beall
Republican |
Bruce Bradley
Independent |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Allegany | 13802 | 46.17% | 14680 | 49.10% | 1415 | 4.73% | -878 | -2.94% | 29897 |
Anne Arundel | 54435 | 49.72% | 49655 | 45.35% | 5403 | 4.93% | 4780 | 4.37% | 109493 |
Baltimore (City) | 191916 | 77.08% | 51375 | 20.63% | 5696 | 2.29% | 140541 | 56.45% | 248987 |
Baltimore (County) | 140163 | 55.49% | 102011 | 40.39% | 10405 | 4.12% | 38152 | 15.10% | 252579 |
Calvert | 3785 | 53.18% | 2943 | 41.35% | 390 | 5.48% | 842 | 11.83% | 7118 |
Caroline | 2488 | 44.86% | 2835 | 51.12% | 223 | 4.02% | -347 | -6.26% | 5546 |
Carroll | 9233 | 37.83% | 13884 | 56.89% | 1289 | 5.28% | -4651 | -19.06% | 24406 |
Cecil | 8016 | 52.18% | 6815 | 44.36% | 531 | 3.46% | 1201 | 7.82% | 15362 |
Charles | 8100 | 51.30% | 7067 | 44.76% | 623 | 3.95% | 1033 | 6.54% | 15790 |
Dorchester | 3968 | 48.66% | 3811 | 46.73% | 376 | 4.61% | 157 | 1.93% | 8155 |
Frederick | 11551 | 37.20% | 17510 | 56.39% | 1989 | 6.41% | -5959 | -19.19% | 31050 |
Garrett | 2212 | 31.00% | 4674 | 65.51% | 249 | 3.49% | -2462 | -34.51% | 7135 |
Harford | 21359 | 50.98% | 18277 | 43.62% | 2262 | 5.40% | 3082 | 7.36% | 41898 |
Howard | 21168 | 52.63% | 16346 | 40.64% | 2704 | 6.72% | 4822 | 11.99% | 40218 |
Kent | 2742 | 49.74% | 2575 | 46.71% | 196 | 3.56% | 167 | 3.03% | 5513 |
Montgomery | 130981 | 53.11% | 98974 | 40.13% | 16689 | 6.77% | 32007 | 12.98% | 246644 |
Prince George's | 105736 | 58.14% | 67331 | 37.02% | 8798 | 4.84% | 38405 | 21.12% | 181865 |
Queen Anne's | 3115 | 48.62% | 3029 | 47.28% | 263 | 4.10% | 86 | 1.34% | 6407 |
St. Mary's | 6429 | 55.20% | 4652 | 39.95% | 565 | 4.85% | 1777 | 15.26% | 11646 |
Somerset | 2950 | 49.85% | 2832 | 47.85% | 136 | 2.30% | 118 | 1.99% | 5918 |
Talbot | 3420 | 38.74% | 4884 | 55.33% | 523 | 5.93% | -1464 | -16.59% | 8827 |
Washington | 11347 | 33.32% | 21497 | 63.12% | 1212 | 3.56% | -10150 | -29.80% | 34056 |
Wicomico | 9767 | 51.35% | 8709 | 45.79% | 543 | 2.86% | 1058 | 5.56% | 19019 |
Worcester | 3418 | 44.04% | 4073 | 52.48% | 270 | 3.48% | -655 | -8.44% | 7761 |
Total | 772101 | 56.55% | 530439 | 38.85% | 62750 | 4.60% | 241662 | 17.70% | 1365290 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat
[edit]- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Calvert
- Cecil
- Charles
- Dorchester
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Queen Anne's
- Somerset
- St. Mary's
- Wicomico
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 19.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0179, Page 0626 - Maryland Manual, 1979-80". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 626. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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