1964 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1964.
Incumbent Republican Senator James Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democratic former State Representative Joseph D. Tydings in a landslide.
Tydings was the adopted son of former Senator Millard Tydings.
Republican primary
Candidates
- William A. Albaugh
- James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator
- James P. Gleason, candidate for Senate in 1962 and former assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
- Henry J. Lague, Jr., perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Glenn Beall (incumbent) | 68,930 | 59.79% | |
| Republican | James P. Gleason | 35,645 | 30.92% | |
| Republican | William A. Albaugh | 8,352 | 7.24% | |
| Republican | Henry J. Lague | 2,370 | 2.06% | |
| Total votes | 115,297 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Morgan L. Amiamo, perennial candidate
- Louis L. Goldstein, Maryland Comptroller
- John J. Harbaugh
- Joseph D. Tydings, former State Representative and son of former Senator Millard Tydings
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph D. Tydings | 279,564 | 59.08% | |
| Democratic | Louis L. Goldstein | 155,086 | 32.77% | |
| Democratic | John J. Harbaugh | 22,665 | 4.79% | |
| Democratic | Morgan Amiamo | 15,921 | 3.36% | |
| Total votes | 473,236 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph D. Tydings | 678,649 | 62.78% |  13.96
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| Republican | James Glenn Beall (incumbent) | 402,393 | 37.22% |  13.96
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| Total votes | 1,081,042 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
| County | Joseph D. Tydings
Democratic |
J. Glenn Beall
Republican |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 14402 | 44.46% | 17994 | 55.54% | -3592 | -11.09% | 32396 |
| Anne Arundel | 35846 | 57.42% | 26585 | 42.58% | 9261 | 14.83% | 62431 |
| Baltimore | 116269 | 60.52% | 75849 | 39.48% | 40420 | 21.04% | 192118 |
| Baltimore City | 218520 | 71.92% | 85318 | 28.08% | 133202 | 43.84% | 303838 |
| Calvert | 2664 | 56.05% | 2089 | 43.95% | 575 | 12.10% | 4753 |
| Caroline | 3514 | 59.10% | 2432 | 40.90% | 1082 | 18.20% | 5946 |
| Carroll | 8045 | 49.17% | 8318 | 50.83% | -273 | -1.67% | 16363 |
| Cecil | 7738 | 61.59% | 4825 | 38.41% | 2913 | 23.19% | 12563 |
| Charles | 6049 | 63.43% | 3488 | 36.57% | 2561 | 26.85% | 9537 |
| Dorchester | 4425 | 49.50% | 4514 | 50.50% | -89 | -1.00% | 8939 |
| Frederick | 12400 | 53.53% | 10766 | 46.47% | 1634 | 7.05% | 23166 |
| Garrett | 2650 | 38.51% | 4232 | 61.49% | -1582 | -22.99% | 6882 |
| Harford | 15475 | 66.30% | 7867 | 33.70% | 7608 | 32.59% | 23342 |
| Howard | 8083 | 54.78% | 6673 | 45.22% | 1410 | 9.56% | 14756 |
| Kent | 3443 | 58.78% | 2414 | 41.22% | 1029 | 17.57% | 5857 |
| Montgomery | 93878 | 61.28% | 59311 | 38.72% | 34567 | 22.56% | 153189 |
| Prince George's | 80726 | 65.00% | 43472 | 35.00% | 37254 | 30.00% | 124198 |
| Queen Anne's | 3778 | 66.93% | 1867 | 33.07% | 1911 | 33.85% | 5645 |
| St. Mary's | 5234 | 64.28% | 2908 | 35.72% | 2326 | 28.57% | 8142 |
| Somerset | 3170 | 46.71% | 3617 | 53.29% | -447 | -6.59% | 6787 |
| Talbot | 4305 | 56.17% | 3359 | 43.83% | 946 | 12.34% | 7664 |
| Washington | 17631 | 55.29% | 14258 | 44.71% | 3373 | 10.58% | 31889 |
| Wicomico | 7641 | 51.56% | 7178 | 48.44% | 463 | 3.12% | 14819 |
| Worcester | 2763 | 47.46% | 3059 | 52.54% | -296 | -5.08% | 5822 |
| Total | 678649 | 62.78% | 402393 | 37.22% | 276256 | 25.55% | 1081042 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Baltimore (City)
- Caroline
- Cecil
- Charles
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Montgomery
- Talbot
- Washington
- Wicomico
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 489. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 19 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 489. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 19 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0478 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 478. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1964 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
