1944 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1944 United States Senate election in Maryland
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  1938 November 7, 1944 1950  
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Nominee Millard Tydings Blanchard Randall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote344,725213,705
Percentage61.73%38.27%

1944 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg
County results
Randall:     50–60%     60–70%
Tydings:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Millard Tydings
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Millard Tydings
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Republican Blanchard Randall Jr.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Millard Tydings (inc.) 82,304 78.67%
Democratic Willis R. Jones16,92116.17%
Democratic Charles Baden2,6332.52%
Democratic Stephen Peddicord1,5191.45%
Democratic Vincent F. Long1,2451.19%
Total votes260,310 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1944 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Blanchard Randall Jr. 13,573 49.91%
Republican Paul Robertson9,71135.71%
Republican Rives Matthews3,90914.38%
Total votes27,193 100.00%

General election

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in Maryland [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Millard Tydings (inc.) 344,725 61.73%
Republican Blanchard Randall Jr.213,70538.27%
Total votes558,430 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

CountyMillard E. Tydings

Democratic

Blanchard Randall

Republican

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%
Allegany 1448749.74%1463650.26%-149-0.51%29123
Anne Arundel 1229261.03%785038.97%444222.05%20142
Baltimore (City) 15600464.94%8420635.06%7179829.89%240210
Baltimore (County) 3531460.68%2288339.32%1243121.36%58197
Calvert 191153.71%164746.29%2647.42%3558
Caroline 309359.86%207440.14%101919.72%5167
Carroll 594246.07%695553.93%-1013-7.85%12897
Cecil 565170.13%240729.87%324440.26%8058
Charles 236854.76%195645.24%4129.53%4324
Dorchester 542864.13%303635.87%239228.26%8464
Frederick 1022753.37%893746.63%12906.73%19164
Garrett 221138.82%348461.18%-1273-22.35%5695
Harford 752966.78%374633.22%378333.55%11275
Howard 390962.13%238337.87%152624.25%6292
Kent 304765.82%158234.18%146531.65%4629
Montgomery 2157262.51%1293837.49%863425.02%34510
Prince George's 1846869.09%826330.91%1020538.18%26731
Queen Anne's 351670.29%148629.71%203040.58%5002
St. Mary's 255361.25%161538.75%93822.50%4168
Somerset 354154.54%295145.46%5909.09%6492
Talbot 387161.07%246838.93%140322.13%6339
Washington 1185152.97%1052347.03%13285.94%22374
Wicomico 346064.77%188235.23%157829.54%5342
Worcester 648063.05%379736.95%268326.11%10277
Total34472561.73%21370538.27%13102023.46%558430

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 "Maryland Manual - For United States Senator from Maryland" (PDF). msa.maryland.gov. 206.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944".
  3. "Blanchard Randall , MSA SC 3520-13452".
  4. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate - R Primary Race - May 01, 1944".
  5. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944".
  6. "Maryland Manual - United States Senator" (PDF). msa.maryland.gov. p. 196.

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