1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1980 United States Senate election in Maryland
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Nominee Charles Mathias Edward T. Conroy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote850,970435,118
Percentage66.17%33.83%
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County results
Mathias:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Charles Mathias
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles Mathias
Republican

The 1980 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980.

Contents

Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Charles Mathias won re-election to a third term in a landslide, defeating Democratic State Senator Edward T. Conroy.

As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Maryland. It is also the last time a Republican won Prince George's County and Baltimore City in a statewide election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Senate primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Mathias (incumbent) 82,430 54.96%
Republican John M. Brennan24,84816.57%
Republican V. Dallas Merrell23,07315.39%
Republican Roscoe Bartlett 10,9707.32%
Republican Jack Fortune Holden5,1763.45%
Republican Gerald G. Warren3,4762.32%
Total votes149,973 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Senate primary [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward T. Conroy 79,033 22.42%
Democratic Victor Crawford 52,80314.98%
Democratic Robert L. Douglass43,03512.21%
Democratic Dennis C. McCoy 40,51011.49%
Democratic R. Spencer Oliver 35,40710.04%
Democratic John A. Kennedy20,2555.75%
Democratic Frank J. Broschart19,4555.52%
Democratic James A. Young17,3644.93%
Democratic Richard J. Taranto12,3753.51%
Democratic Mello Cottone11,4613.25%
Democratic David E. Shaw10,8693.08%
Democratic Kurt Summers9,9522.82%
Total votes352,519 100.00%

General election

Results

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles Mathias (Incumbent) 850,970 66.17% Increase2.svg8.84
Democratic Edward T. Conroy 435,11833.83%Decrease2.svg8.84
Total votes1,286,088 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Results by county

CountyCharlies Mathias

Republican

Edward T. Conroy

Democratic

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%
Allegany 18,70073.25%6,82926.75%11,87146.50%25,529
Anne Arundel 76,35269.80%33,02830.20%43,32439.61%109,380
Baltimore (City) 108,05156.50%83,17643.50%24,87513.01%191,227
Baltimore (County) 151,08765.75%78,69434.25%72,39331.51%229,781
Calvert 5,77465.10%3,09634.90%2,67830.19%8,870
Caroline 3,58669.54%1,57130.46%2,01539.07%5,157
Carroll 16,62361.78%10,28538.22%6,33823.55%26,908
Cecil 9,50765.08%5,10134.92%4,40630.16%14,608
Charles 11,30863.32%6,55136.68%4,75726.64%17,859
Dorchester 5,46368.43%2,52031.57%2,94336.87%7,983
Frederick 26,23076.31%8,14323.69%18,08752.62%34,373
Garrett 5,13676.15%1,60923.85%3,52752.29%6,745
Harford 32,80572.31%12,56227.69%20,24344.62%45,367
Howard 31,74072.61%11,97027.39%19,77045.23%43,710
Kent 3,33170.13%1,41929.87%1,91240.25%4,750
Montgomery 196,81776.49%60,50623.51%136,31152.97%257,323
Prince George's 87,31152.33%79,53247.67%7,7794.66%166,843
Queen Anne's 4,73068.64%2,16131.36%2,56937.28%6,891
St. Mary's 7,60262.55%4,55137.45%3,05125.10%12,153
Somerset 2,98665.38%1,58134.62%1,40530.76%4,567
Talbot 6,43977.10%1,91222.90%4,52754.21%8,351
Washington 22,46068.73%10,22031.27%12,24037.45%32,680
Wicomico 11,67567.34%5,66332.66%6,01234.68%17,338
Worcester 5,25768.32%2,43831.68%2,81936.63%7,695
Total85097066.17%435,11833.83%415,85232.33%1,286,088

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican

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References

  1. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0180, Page 0575 - Maryland Manual, 1981-82". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 575. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 13, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0180, Page 0574 - Maryland Manual, 1981-82". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 574. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 13, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0183, Page 0676 - Maryland Manual, 1987-88". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 676. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "1980 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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