1958 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1958 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1958.
Senator James Glenn Beall narrowly defeated Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro for re-election to a second term. Beall's victory came despite a national landslide for Senate Democrats.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator
- Henry J. Lague, candidate for Senate in 1956
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Glenn Beall (incumbent) | 50,754 | 91.00% | |
| Republican | Henry J. Lague | 5,017 | 9.00% | |
| Total votes | 55,771 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James Cabell Bruce, former United States Ambassador to Argentina
- Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., Mayor of Baltimore
- Andrew J. Easter
- William F. Fadler Jr.
- Clarence Long, Johns Hopkins University professor and Eisenhower adviser
- George P. Mahoney, paving contractor and nominee for Senate in 1952
- Alden A. Potter
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas D'Alesandro | 125,408 | 34.71% | |
| Democratic | George P. Mahoney | 119,796 | 33.15% | |
| Democratic | James Cabell Bruce | 53,365 | 14.77% | |
| Democratic | Clarence D. Long | 47,290 | 13.09% | |
| Democratic | Alden A. Potter | 6,194 | 1.71% | |
| Democratic | William F. Fadler Jr. | 4,822 | 1.33% | |
| Democratic | Andrew J. Easter | 4,476 | 1.24% | |
| Total votes | 361,351 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Glenn Beall (incumbent) | 544,354 | 51.18% |  1.36
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| Democratic | Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. | 452,938 | 48.82% |  1.36
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| Total votes | 997,292 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | J. Glenn Beall
Republican |
Thomas D'Alesandro
Democratic |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 15144 | 62.60% | 9047 | 37.40% | 6097 | 25.20% | 24191 |
| Anne Arundel | 21425 | 57.31% | 15962 | 42.69% | 5463 | 14.61% | 37387 |
| Baltimore (City) | 272177 | 54.58% | 226469 | 45.42% | 45708 | 9.17% | 498646 |
| Baltimore (County) | 72514 | 57.35% | 53936 | 42.65% | 18578 | 14.69% | 126450 |
| Calvert | 2053 | 48.49% | 2181 | 51.51% | -128 | -3.02% | 4234 |
| Caroline | 2821 | 53.42% | 2460 | 46.58% | 361 | 6.84% | 5281 |
| Carroll | 8259 | 65.70% | 4312 | 34.30% | 3947 | 31.40% | 12571 |
| Cecil | 4791 | 50.22% | 4749 | 49.78% | 42 | 0.44% | 9540 |
| Charles | 4180 | 51.32% | 3965 | 48.68% | 215 | 2.64% | 8145 |
| Dorchester | 3556 | 44.47% | 4440 | 55.53% | -884 | -11.06% | 7996 |
| Frederick | 11233 | 64.61% | 6153 | 35.39% | 5080 | 29.22% | 17386 |
| Garrett | 3731 | 66.53% | 1877 | 33.47% | 1854 | 33.06% | 5608 |
| Harford | 8115 | 57.54% | 5988 | 42.46% | 2127 | 15.08% | 14103 |
| Howard | 5402 | 60.03% | 3597 | 39.97% | 1805 | 20.06% | 8999 |
| Kent | 2830 | 53.76% | 2434 | 46.24% | 396 | 7.52% | 5264 |
| Montgomery | 43840 | 53.62% | 37913 | 46.38% | 5927 | 7.25% | 81753 |
| Prince George's | 26688 | 42.35% | 36324 | 57.65% | -9636 | -15.29% | 63012 |
| Queen Anne's | 2109 | 45.12% | 2565 | 54.88% | -456 | -9.76% | 4674 |
| St. Mary's | 2722 | 41.49% | 3838 | 58.51% | -1116 | -17.01% | 6560 |
| Somerset | 3228 | 47.28% | 3600 | 52.72% | -372 | -5.45% | 6828 |
| Talbot | 4061 | 61.02% | 2594 | 38.98% | 1467 | 22.04% | 6655 |
| Washington | 15288 | 58.79% | 10718 | 41.21% | 4570 | 17.57% | 26006 |
| Wicomico | 5682 | 52.46% | 5149 | 47.54% | 533 | 4.92% | 10831 |
| Worcester | 2505 | 48.43% | 2667 | 51.57% | -162 | -3.13% | 5172 |
| Total | 544354 | 54.58% | 452938 | 45.42% | 91416 | 9.17% | 997292 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0376 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 376. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 20 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0376 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 376. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 20 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0359 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 359. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1958 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
