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The 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Democratic U.S. Representative Daniel Brewster won the re-election to succeed him easily over Republican U.S. Representative Edward Tylor Miller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 43,437 | 48.15% | |
Republican | James P. Gleason | 34,523 | 38.27% | |
Republican | Harry L. Simms | 7,689 | 8.52% | |
Republican | Henry J. Laque, Jr. | 4,565 | 5.06% | |
Total votes | 90,214 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 182,272 | 52.18% | |
Democratic | Blair Lee III | 100,915 | 28.89% | |
Democratic | Elbert M. Byrd, Jr. | 32,147 | 9.20% | |
Democratic | Herbert J. Hoover | 19,719 | 5.65% | |
Democratic | Andrew J. Easter | 14,276 | 4.09% | |
Total votes | 349,329 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 439,723 | 62.03% | |||
Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 269,131 | 37.97% | |||
Total votes | 708,854 | 100.00% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
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