1942 Maryland Attorney General election

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1942 Maryland Attorney General election
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  1938 3 November 1942 1946  
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Nominee William C. Walsh Horace P. Whitworth
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote192,946125,018
Percentage60.68%39.32%

Attorney General before election

William C. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

William C. Walsh
Democratic

The 1942 Maryland attorney general election was held on 3 November 1942 in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and incumbent attorney general William C. Walsh defeated Republican nominee Horace P. Whitworth. [1]

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General election

On election day, 3 November 1942, Democratic nominee William C. Walsh won re-election by a margin of 67,928 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Horace P. Whitworth, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Walsh was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1943. [2]

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 1942
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William C. Walsh (incumbent) 192,946 60.68
Republican Horace P. Whitworth125,01839.32
Total votes317,964 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "1942 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. "MD Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2024.