1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1922 United States Senate election in Maryland
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  1916 November 7, 1922 1928  
  Sen. Wm. Cabell Bruce of Md. LCCN2016848457 (3x4 cropped).jpg Joseph France, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg
Nominee William Cabell Bruce Joseph I. France
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote160,947139,581
Percentage52.61%45.63%

1922 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg
County results
France:     40–50%     50–60%
Bruce:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph I. France
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William Cabell Bruce
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph I. France (inc.) 38,587 59.15%
Republican John W. Garrett 26,64840.85%
Total votes65,235 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

[3]

1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary [4] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Cabell Bruce 41,368 48.15%
Democratic William I. Norris26,26130.57%
Democratic David John Lewis 18,28321.28%
Total votes85,912 100.00%

General election

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Maryland [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Cabell Bruce 160,947 52.61% Increase2.svg4.99
Republican Joseph I. France (inc.)139,58145.63%Decrease2.svg3.69
LaborRobert E. Long2,9090.95%Increase2.svg0.45
Socialist James L. Smiley2,0260.81%Decrease2.svg0.41
Total votes474,067 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

CountyWilliam Cabell Bruce

Democratic

Joseph I. France

Republican

James L. Smiley

Socialist

Robert E. Long

Labor

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%#%#%
Allegany 419240.57%576255.77%1861.80%1921.86%-1570-15.20%10332
Anne Arundel 428750.08%402647.03%1822.13%650.76%2613.05%8560
Baltimore (City) 7886051.73%7050346.25%14720.97%16191.06%83575.48%152454
Baltimore (County) 981559.53%645939.17%980.59%1160.59%335620.35%16488
Calvert 112343.19%143555.19%130.50%291.12%-312-12.00%2600
Caroline 270754.29%225145.15%110.22%170.34%4569.15%4986
Carroll 384455.28%303943.70%360.52%350.50%80511.58%6954
Cecil 204142.35%273856.82%100.21%300.62%-697-14.46%4819
Charles 159040.30%216358.11%180.48%411.10%-663-17.81%3722
Dorchester 328253.09%284045.94%290.47%310.50%-442-7.15%6182
Frederick 600952.52%528246.17%400.35%1100.96%7276.35%11441
Garrett 104547.31%105647.80%502.26%582.63%-11-0.50%2209
Harford 364855.27%287643.58%300.45%460.70%77211.70%6600
Howard 228056.84%165541.26%310.77%451.12%62515.58%4011
Kent 260955.29%209544.39%70.15%80.17%51410.89%4719
Montgomery 545262.06%325437.04%330.38%460.52%219825.02%8785
Prince George's 540152.27%479046.36%490.47%920.89%6115.91%10332
Queen Anne's 298762.37%175836.71%170.35%270.56%122925.66%4789
St. Mary's 178748.79%181949.66%180.49%391.06%-32-0.87%3663
Somerset 285554.33%236244.95%120.23%260.49%4939.38%5255
Talbot 300653.60%257045.83%40.07%280.50%4367.77%5608
Washington 529656.39%385941.09%1101.17%1261.34%143715.30%9391
Wicomico 398955.93%306843.02%150.21%600.84%92112.91%7132
Worcester 284259.29%192140.08%80.17%220.46%92119.22%4793
Total16041552.45%14002345.79%24790.81%29080.95%203926.67%305825

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0188 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 188. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. "1922 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

Notes

  1. The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting. However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.