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1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1928 →
 
Nominee William Cabell Bruce Joseph I. France
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 160,947 139,581
Percentage 52.61% 45.63%

County results
France:      40–50%      50–60%
Bruce:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph I. France
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William Cabell Bruce
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.

Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph I. France (inc.) 38,587 59.15%
Republican John W. Garrett 26,648 40.85%
Total votes 65,235 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3][a]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Cabell Bruce 41,368 48.15%
Democratic William I. Norris 26,261 30.57%
Democratic David John Lewis 18,283 21.28%
Total votes 85,912 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1922 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Cabell Bruce 160,947 52.61% Increase4.99
Republican Joseph I. France (inc.) 139,581 45.63% Decrease3.69
Labor Robert E. Long 2,909 0.95% Increase0.45
Socialist James L. Smiley 2,026 0.81% Decrease0.41
Total votes 474,067 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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County William Cabell Bruce

Democratic

Joseph I. France

Republican

James L. Smiley

Socialist

Robert E. Long

Labor

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # % # % # %
Allegany 4192 40.57% 5762 55.77% 186 1.80% 192 1.86% -1570 -15.20% 10332
Anne Arundel 4287 50.08% 4026 47.03% 182 2.13% 65 0.76% 261 3.05% 8560
Baltimore (City) 78860 51.73% 70503 46.25% 1472 0.97% 1619 1.06% 8357 5.48% 152454
Baltimore (County) 9815 59.53% 6459 39.17% 98 0.59% 116 0.59% 3356 20.35% 16488
Calvert 1123 43.19% 1435 55.19% 13 0.50% 29 1.12% -312 -12.00% 2600
Caroline 2707 54.29% 2251 45.15% 11 0.22% 17 0.34% 456 9.15% 4986
Carroll 3844 55.28% 3039 43.70% 36 0.52% 35 0.50% 805 11.58% 6954
Cecil 2041 42.35% 2738 56.82% 10 0.21% 30 0.62% -697 -14.46% 4819
Charles 1590 40.30% 2163 58.11% 18 0.48% 41 1.10% -663 -17.81% 3722
Dorchester 3282 53.09% 2840 45.94% 29 0.47% 31 0.50% -442 -7.15% 6182
Frederick 6009 52.52% 5282 46.17% 40 0.35% 110 0.96% 727 6.35% 11441
Garrett 1045 47.31% 1056 47.80% 50 2.26% 58 2.63% -11 -0.50% 2209
Harford 3648 55.27% 2876 43.58% 30 0.45% 46 0.70% 772 11.70% 6600
Howard 2280 56.84% 1655 41.26% 31 0.77% 45 1.12% 625 15.58% 4011
Kent 2609 55.29% 2095 44.39% 7 0.15% 8 0.17% 514 10.89% 4719
Montgomery 5452 62.06% 3254 37.04% 33 0.38% 46 0.52% 2198 25.02% 8785
Prince George's 5401 52.27% 4790 46.36% 49 0.47% 92 0.89% 611 5.91% 10332
Queen Anne's 2987 62.37% 1758 36.71% 17 0.35% 27 0.56% 1229 25.66% 4789
St. Mary's 1787 48.79% 1819 49.66% 18 0.49% 39 1.06% -32 -0.87% 3663
Somerset 2855 54.33% 2362 44.95% 12 0.23% 26 0.49% 493 9.38% 5255
Talbot 3006 53.60% 2570 45.83% 4 0.07% 28 0.50% 436 7.77% 5608
Washington 5296 56.39% 3859 41.09% 110 1.17% 126 1.34% 1437 15.30% 9391
Wicomico 3989 55.93% 3068 43.02% 15 0.21% 60 0.84% 921 12.91% 7132
Worcester 2842 59.29% 1921 40.08% 8 0.17% 22 0.46% 921 19.22% 4793
Total 160415 52.45% 140023 45.79% 2479 0.81% 2908 0.95% 20392 6.67% 305825

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0188 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 188. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "1922 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting. However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.