1932 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican Wallace Williams.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Linwood Clark, former U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- Wallace Williams
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wallace Williams | 24,150 | 58.66% | |
| Republican | Linwood Clark | 17,021 | 41.34% | |
| Total votes | 41,171 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 293,389 | 66.18% | |
| Republican | Wallace Williams | 138,536 | 31.25% | |
| Socialist | William A. Toole | 8,105 | 1.83% | |
| Socialist Labor | Noah S. Twigg | 1,859 | 0.42% | |
| Communist | Carl Bradley | 1,449 | 0.33% | |
| Total votes | 443,338 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Millard E. Tydings
Democratic |
Wallace Williams
Republican |
William A. Toole
Socialist |
Noah S. Twigg
Labor |
Carl Bradley
Communist |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 11008 | 48.74% | 10350 | 45.83% | 813 | 3.60% | 353 | 1.56% | 60 | 0.27% | 658 | 2.91% | 22584 |
| Anne Arundel | 8945 | 68.35% | 3872 | 29.58% | 192 | 1.47% | 48 | 0.37% | 31 | 0.24% | 5073 | 38.76% | 13088 |
| Baltimore (City) | 150878 | 71.07% | 54217 | 25.54% | 5730 | 2.70% | 628 | 0.30% | 838 | 0.39% | 96661 | 45.53% | 212291 |
| Baltimore (County) | 23592 | 70.10% | 9369 | 27.84% | 500 | 1.49% | 122 | 0.36% | 72 | 0.21% | 14223 | 42.26% | 33655 |
| Calvert | 1495 | 50.52% | 1439 | 48.63% | 10 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.20% | 9 | 0.30% | 56 | 1.89% | 2959 |
| Caroline | 3172 | 63.85% | 1758 | 35.39% | 14 | 0.28% | 12 | 0.24% | 12 | 0.24% | 1414 | 28.46% | 4968 |
| Carroll | 5807 | 53.54% | 4951 | 45.64% | 35 | 0.32% | 36 | 0.33% | 18 | 0.17% | 856 | 7.89% | 10847 |
| Cecil | 4222 | 58.28% | 2929 | 40.43% | 43 | 0.59% | 31 | 0.43% | 19 | 0.26% | 1293 | 17.85% | 7244 |
| Charles | 1952 | 56.81% | 1425 | 41.47% | 15 | 0.44% | 27 | 0.79% | 17 | 0.49% | 527 | 15.34% | 3436 |
| Dorchester | 3905 | 58.02% | 2766 | 41.09% | 20 | 0.30% | 16 | 0.24% | 24 | 0.36% | 1139 | 16.92% | 6731 |
| Frederick | 9127 | 59.49% | 5966 | 38.89% | 111 | 0.72% | 94 | 0.61% | 44 | 0.29% | 3161 | 20.60% | 15342 |
| Garrett | 1393 | 41.12% | 1885 | 55.64% | 73 | 2.15% | 30 | 0.89% | 7 | 0.21% | -492 | -14.52% | 3388 |
| Harford | 6106 | 67.11% | 2887 | 31.73% | 55 | 0.60% | 29 | 0.32% | 22 | 0.24% | 3219 | 35.38% | 9099 |
| Howard | 3582 | 68.59% | 1576 | 30.18% | 23 | 0.44% | 25 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.31% | 2006 | 38.41% | 5222 |
| Kent | 2988 | 62.91% | 1711 | 36.02% | 12 | 0.25% | 31 | 0.65% | 8 | 0.17% | 1277 | 26.88% | 4750 |
| Montgomery | 11860 | 63.18% | 6694 | 35.66% | 105 | 0.56% | 73 | 0.39% | 39 | 0.21% | 5166 | 27.52% | 18771 |
| Prince George's | 10514 | 67.81% | 4782 | 30.84% | 98 | 0.63% | 73 | 0.47% | 37 | 0.24% | 5732 | 36.97% | 15504 |
| Queen Anne's | 3337 | 69.45% | 1416 | 29.47% | 11 | 0.23% | 29 | 0.60% | 12 | 0.25% | 1921 | 39.98% | 4805 |
| St. Mary's | 2091 | 67.32% | 970 | 31.23% | 9 | 0.29% | 17 | 0.55% | 19 | 0.61% | 1121 | 36.09% | 3106 |
| Somerset | 3689 | 58.29% | 2582 | 40.80% | 19 | 0.30% | 15 | 0.24% | 24 | 0.38% | 1107 | 17.49% | 6329 |
| Talbot | 4026 | 62.94% | 2321 | 36.28% | 18 | 0.28% | 17 | 0.27% | 15 | 0.23% | 1705 | 26.65% | 6397 |
| Washington | 10431 | 56.97% | 7574 | 41.36% | 158 | 0.86% | 86 | 0.47% | 62 | 0.34% | 2857 | 15.60% | 18311 |
| Wicomico | 3154 | 64.12% | 1724 | 35.05% | 12 | 0.24% | 16 | 0.33% | 13 | 0.26% | 1430 | 29.07% | 4919 |
| Worcester | 6055 | 65.37% | 3102 | 33.49% | 29 | 0.31% | 45 | 0.49% | 31 | 0.33% | 2953 | 31.88% | 9262 |
| Total | 293329 | 66.21% | 138266 | 31.21% | 8105 | 1.83% | 1859 | 0.42% | 1449 | 0.33% | 155063 | 35.00% | 443008 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0150, Page 0266 - Maryland Manual, 1933". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 266. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 02, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0150, Page 0274 - Maryland Manual, 1933". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 274. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "1932 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
