1959 Baltimore mayoral election

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Baltimore mayoral election, 1959
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  1955 May 5, 1959 1963  
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Candidate J. Harold Grady Theodore McKeldin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote155,00172,745
Percentage68.06%31.94%

Mayor before election

Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

J. Harold Grady
Democratic

The 1959 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of J. Harold Grady. Grady unseated incumbent mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. in the Democratic primary, and went on to defeat former mayor and governor Theodore McKeldin in the general election.

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Nominations

Primary elections were held March 3. [1] [2] [3]

Democratic primary

Incumbent mayor Thomas D'Alesandro was defeated in the primary. [1]

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Harold Grady 103,358 57.35%
Democratic Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (incumbent)70,34139.03%
Democratic Morgan L. Amaimo3,6262.01%
Democratic Edgar N. Gayhardt1,6060.89%
Democratic Francis X. McSweeney1,2850.71%
Total votes180,216

Republican primary

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Theodore McKeldin 6,266 74.54%
Republican Dorothy B. Davis3,33615.29%
Republican Louis R. Milio2,22010.17%
Total votes21,822

General election

The general election was held May 5. [3]

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1959 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Harold Grady 155,001 68.06%
Republican Theodore McKeldin 72,74531.94%
Total votes227,746

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