1926 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1926 United States Senate election in Maryland
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  1920 November 2, 1926 1932  
  Millardetydings.jpg Ovington Weller, photo portrait, facing left.jpg
Nominee Millard Tydings Ovington Weller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote195,410140,695
Percentage57.51%41.41%

1926 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg
County results
Weller:     50–60%     60–70%
Tydings:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Ovington Weller
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Millard Tydings
Democratic

The 1926 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ovington Weller ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was beaten badly by Democratic U.S. Representative Millard Tydings of Havre de Grace.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1926 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ovington Weller (inc.) 39,760 52.01%
Republican John Philip Hill36,68747.99%
Total votes76,447 100.00%

General election

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in Maryland [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Millard Tydings 195,410 57.51%
Republican Ovington Weller (inc.)140,69541.41%
Socialist William A. Toole3,6591.08%
Total votes339,764 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

CountyMillard E. Tydings

Democratic

Ovington E. Weller

Republican

William A. Toole

Socialist

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%#%
Allegany 624940.37%896457.90%2681.73%-2715-17.54%15481
Anne Arundel 627655.69%491143.58%820.73%136512.11%11269
Baltimore (City) 9404762.23%5482736.28%22451.49%3922025.95%151119
Baltimore (County) 1458163.23%828335.92%1980.86%629827.31%23062
Calvert 128146.72%144452.66%170.62%-163-5.94%2742
Caroline 276056.01%214143.45%270.55%61912.56%4928
Carroll 523051.68%484847.91%420.42%3823.77%10120
Cecil 363455.45%286243.67%580.88%77211.78%6554
Charles 125739.16%193760.34%160.50%-680-21.18%3210
Dorchester 368551.83%338047.54%450.63%3054.29%7110
Frederick 776949.12%795450.29%930.59%-185-1.17%15816
Garrett 118232.46%241966.44%401.10%-1237-33.97%3641
Harford 484761.04%304838.38%460.58%179922.65%7941
Howard 329460.41%212038.88%390.72%117421.53%5453
Kent 281960.21%184339.36%200.43%97620.85%4682
Montgomery 663253.95%558945.46%720.59%10438.48%12293
Prince George's 609854.49%498944.58%1050.94%11099.91%11192
Queen Anne's 293670.58%121129.11%130.31%172541.47%4160
St. Mary's 198058.18%139841.08%250.73%58217.10%3403
Somerset 261845.36%313954.38%150.26%-521-9.03%5772
Talbot 302859.09%207540.50%210.41%95318.60%5124
Washington 568946.32%648052.76%1120.91%-791-6.44%12281
Wicomico 431259.17%294840.45%280.38%136418.72%7288
Worcester 320672.48%118526.79%320.72%202145.69%4423
Total19541057.63%13999541.29%36591.08%5541516.34%339064

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0137, Page 0245 - Maryland Manual, 1926". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 245. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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  3. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0137, Page 0252 - Maryland Manual, 1926". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 252. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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