1956 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1956 United States Senate election in Maryland
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Nominee John Marshall Butler George P. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote473,059420,108
Percentage52.96%47.04%
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County results
Butler:     50–60%     60–70%
Mahoney:     50–60%
U.S. senator before election

John Marshall Butler
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Marshall Butler
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic businessman George P. Mahoney.

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As of 2023, this was the last time Maryland voted simultaneously for a Republican presidential candidate and a Republican senate candidate. This was the first time ever that Maryland re-elected a Republican Senator. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Republican U.S. Senate primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Marshall Butler (inc.) 40,848 86.66%
Republican Earl E. Knepper3,8148.09%
Republican Harry L. Simms2,4745.25%
Total votes47,136 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Millard Tydings 142,238 47.50%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 134,24644.83%
Democratic George Washington Williams13,3484.46%
Democratic Thomas L. Christian7,2852.43%
Democratic Andrew J. Easter2,3110.77%
Total votes299,428 100.00%

After winning the primary, Tydings was forced to withdraw from the race due to ill health. Mahoney replaced him on the general election ticket. [6]

General election

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in Maryland [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Marshall Butler (inc.) 473,059 52.96%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 420,10847.04%
Total votes893,167 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by county

CountyJohn Marshall Butler

Republican

George P. Mahoney

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%
Allegany 1743558.51%1236541.49%507017.01%29800
Anne Arundel 2545959.31%1746640.69%799318.62%42925
Baltimore (City) 14776149.15%15289850.85%-5137-1.71%300659
Baltimore (County) 8652458.22%6208241.78%2444216.45%148606
Calvert 218549.41%223750.59%-52-1.18%4422
Caroline 365555.51%292944.49%72611.03%6584
Carroll 1046166.44%528333.56%517832.89%15744
Cecil 612253.09%541046.91%7126.17%11532
Charles 444650.74%431749.26%1291.47%8763
Dorchester 496754.12%421145.88%7568.24%9178
Frederick 1261659.32%865340.68%396318.63%21269
Garrett 464863.21%270536.79%194326.42%7353
Harford 1009555.64%804944.36%204611.28%18144
Howard 557157.09%418842.91%138314.17%9759
Kent 322054.82%265445.18%5669.64%5874
Montgomery 4850950.90%4678849.10%17211.81%95297
Prince George's 3408144.44%4260355.56%-8522-11.11%76684
Queen Anne's 286349.65%290350.35%-40-0.69%5766
St. Mary's 336745.64%401054.36%-643-8.72%7377
Somerset 399054.40%334445.60%6468.81%7334
Talbot 512661.18%325338.82%187322.35%8379
Washington 1740458.15%1252441.85%488016.31%29928
Wicomico 857160.93%549739.07%307421.85%14068
Worcester 398359.25%273940.75%124418.51%6722
Total47305953.02%41910846.98%539516.05%892167

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. ↑ "1956 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0336 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 336. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 7 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0336 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 336. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 7 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "TYDINGS, Millard Evelyn - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0326 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 326. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. August 9, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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