1934 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1934 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1934.
Incumbent Republican Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough did not seek re-election to a second term in office, preferring to run for Governor of Maryland again. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Maryland Secretary of State George L. P. Radcliffe defeated former Senator Joseph I. France.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Joseph I. France, former U.S. Senator from 1917 to 1923
- John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- C. Wilbur Miller
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 34,644 | 38.70% | |
| Republican | John Philip Hill | 28,032 | 31.31% | |
| Republican | C. Wilbur Miller | 26,855 | 30.00% | |
| Total votes | 89,531 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Milnes Maloy, candidate for governor in 1926
- George L. P. Radcliffe, Maryland Secretary of State
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 150,072 | 71.44% | |
| Democratic | William Milnes Maloy | 59,989 | 28.56% | |
| Total votes | 210,061 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 264,279 | 56.10% |  10.86
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| Republican | Joseph I. France | 197,643 | 41.95% |  12.10
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| Socialist | Elisabeth Gilman | 6,067 | 1.29% | 0.86
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| Labor | Ada Smith Lang | 1,935 | 0.41% | 0.12
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| Communist | Samuel Gale | 1,188 | 0.25% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 607,626 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic |
Joseph I. France
Republican |
Elisabeth Gilman
Socialist |
Ada Smith Lang
Labor |
Samuel Gale
Communist |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 10397 | 43.39% | 12758 | 53.25% | 535 | 2.23% | 54 | 0.23% | 215 | 0.90% | -2361 | -9.85% | 23959 |
| Anne Arundel | 8887 | 54.07% | 7280 | 44.29% | 184 | 1.12% | 32 | 0.19% | 53 | 0.32% | 1607 | 9.78% | 16436 |
| Baltimore (City) | 122522 | 59.36% | 78413 | 37.99% | 4101 | 1.99% | 567 | 0.27% | 809 | 0.39% | 44109 | 21.37% | 206412 |
| Baltimore (County) | 23317 | 58.72% | 15818 | 39.83% | 413 | 1.04% | 48 | 1.04% | 114 | 0.29% | 7499 | 18.88% | 39710 |
| Calvert | 1664 | 46.98% | 1854 | 52.34% | 10 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.17% | -190 | -5.36% | 3542 |
| Caroline | 3325 | 59.58% | 2202 | 39.46% | 11 | 0.20% | 25 | 0.45% | 18 | 0.32% | 1123 | 20.12% | 5581 |
| Carroll | 5823 | 46.37% | 6606 | 52.60% | 56 | 0.45% | 23 | 0.18% | 50 | 0.40% | 783 | 6.24% | 12558 |
| Cecil | 3891 | 45.33% | 4624 | 53.87% | 21 | 0.24% | 17 | 0.20% | 31 | 0.36% | -733 | -8.54% | 8584 |
| Charles | 1699 | 44.29% | 2111 | 55.03% | 6 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.18% | 13 | 0.34% | -412 | -10.74% | 3836 |
| Dorchester | 5058 | 63.06% | 2925 | 36.47% | 9 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.14% | 18 | 0.22% | -2133 | -26.59% | 8021 |
| Frederick | 9325 | 49.66% | 9166 | 48.82% | 122 | 0.65% | 52 | 0.28% | 111 | 0.59% | 159 | 0.85% | 18776 |
| Garrett | 1700 | 33.21% | 3216 | 62.82% | 102 | 1.99% | 36 | 0.70% | 65 | 1.27% | -1516 | -29.62% | 5119 |
| Harford | 5665 | 55.30% | 4485 | 43.78% | 49 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.16% | 29 | 0.28% | 1180 | 11.52% | 10244 |
| Howard | 3771 | 60.52% | 2399 | 38.50% | 20 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.34% | 20 | 0.32% | 1372 | 22.02% | 6231 |
| Kent | 2831 | 56.67% | 2134 | 42.71% | 9 | 0.18% | 10 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.24% | 697 | 13.95% | 4996 |
| Montgomery | 12024 | 56.45% | 9041 | 42.45% | 119 | 0.56% | 48 | 0.23% | 68 | 0.32% | 2983 | 14.00% | 21300 |
| Prince George's | 10646 | 59.21% | 7089 | 39.43% | 88 | 0.49% | 52 | 0.29% | 105 | 0.58% | 3557 | 19.78% | 17980 |
| Queen Anne's | 3081 | 67.82% | 1423 | 31.32% | 9 | 0.20% | 21 | 0.46% | 9 | 0.20% | 1658 | 36.50% | 4543 |
| St. Mary's | 2204 | 51.97% | 1978 | 46.64% | 15 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.50% | 23 | 0.54% | -226 | -5.33% | 4241 |
| Somerset | 3657 | 51.57% | 3378 | 47.63% | 13 | 0.18% | 23 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.30% | 279 | 3.93% | 7092 |
| Talbot | 3688 | 56.92% | 2761 | 42.61% | 10 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.14% | 11 | 0.17% | 927 | 14.31% | 6479 |
| Washington | 9570 | 49.21% | 9617 | 49.45% | 141 | 0.73% | 40 | 0.21% | 78 | 0.40% | 47 | 0.24% | 19446 |
| Wicomico | 5832 | 59.72% | 3843 | 39.35% | 16 | 0.16% | 30 | 0.31% | 44 | 0.45% | 1989 | 20.37% | 9765 |
| Worcester | 3702 | 59.13% | 2522 | 40.28% | 8 | 0.13% | 17 | 0.27% | 12 | 0.19% | 1180 | 18.85% | 6261 |
| Total | 262750 | 55.77% | 199172 | 42.28% | 6067 | 1.29% | 1188 | 0.25% | 1935 | 0.41% | 63578 | 13.50% | 471112 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Caroline
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Harford
- Kent
- Montgomery
- Prince George's
- Somerset
- Talbot
- Wicomico
- Worcester
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0152, Page 0256 - Maryland Manual, 1935". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 256. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0152, Page 0257 - Maryland Manual, 1935". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 257. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 12, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 12, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0152, Page 0267 - Maryland Manual, 1935". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 267. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "1934 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
