1914 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1914 United States Senate election in Maryland
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  1908 November 2, 1914 1920  
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Nominee John Walter Smith Edward Carrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote110,20494,864
Percentage50.99%43.89%

1914 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg
County results
Smith:     40–50%     50–60%
Carrington:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John Walter Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Walter Smith
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1914. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Walter Smith was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Edward Carrington Jr.

Contents

This was the first regularly scheduled election held in Maryland following the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required direct election of Senators. However, a special election had been held in 1913 for Maryland's other Senate seat under the Amendment's requirement.

General election

Candidates

Results

1914 U.S. Senate election in Maryland [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Walter Smith (inc.) 110,204 50.99%
Republican Edward C. Carrington, Jr.94,86443.89%
Progressive V. Milton Reichard3,6971.71%
Socialist Charles A. Develin3,2551.51%
Prohibition Richard Henry Holme3,1441.46%
LaborRobert W. Stevens9690.45%
Total votes216,133 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

CountyJohn Walter Smith

Democratic

Edward C. Carrington Jr.

Republican

V. Milton Reichard

Progressive

Charles A. Develin

Socialist

Other

Other

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%#%#%#%
Allegany 377238.01%523352.73%1101.11%5295.33%2812.83%-1461-14.72%9925
Anne Arundel 337151.51%293544.85%370.57%961.47%1051.60%4366.66%6544
Baltimore (City) 3416740.20%4615754.31%18042.12%15091.78%13541.59%-11990-14.11%84991
Baltimore (County) 1215555.62%883940.45%3161.45%1680.77%3761.72%331615.17%21854
Calvert 70738.63%100454.86%110.60%824.48%261.42%-297-16.23%1830
Caroline 166549.54%157646.89%200.60%140.42%862.56%892.65%3361
Carroll 352249.01%325745.32%781.09%400.56%2894.02%2653.69%7186
Cecil 226952.01%192644.14%481.10%260.60%942.15%3437.86%4363
Charles 106835.90%184161.88%150.50%190.64%321.08%-773-25.98%2975
Dorchester 252648.35%253048.43%420.80%220.42%1041.99%-4-0.08%5224
Frederick 484146.28%519349.64%1331.27%1231.18%1711.63%-352-3.36%10461
Garrett 86029.74%180262.31%521.80%1043.60%742.56%-942-32.57%2892
Harford 247353.40%201543.51%671.45%240.52%521.12%4589.89%4631
Howard 179858.82%110436.11%311.01%170.56%1073.50%69422.70%3057
Kent 184952.68%155744.36%461.31%150.43%431.23%2928.32%3510
Montgomery 339754.31%264842.33%450.72%500.80%1151.84%74911.97%6255
Prince George's 279552.81%223642.24%561.06%881.66%1182.23%55910.56%5293
Queen Anne's 194356.70%136539.83%270.79%160.47%762.22%57816.87%3427
St. Mary's 112443.52%134351.99%220.85%361.39%582.25%-219-8.48%2583
Somerset 140838.91%208257.53%360.99%150.41%782.16%-674-18.62%3619
Talbot 191049.16%180846.54%431.11%120.31%1122.88%1022.63%3885
Washington 434746.30%412543.93%5365.71%2742.92%1071.14%2222.36%9389
Wicomico 222143.33%261551.01%881.72%200.39%1823.55%-394-7.69%5126
Worcester 173345.57%195651.43%340.89%70.18%731.92%-223-5.86%3803
Total9792145.30%10714749.56%36971.71%33061.53%41131.90%-9226-4.27%216184

See also

References

  1. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0125, Page 237 - Maryland Manual, 1914-15". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 237. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. "1914 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2023.