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1914 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1914 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1908 November 2, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee John Walter Smith Edward Carrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 110,204 94,864
Percentage 50.99% 43.89%

County results
Carrington:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

John Walter Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Walter Smith
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1914. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Walter Smith was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Edward Carrington Jr.

This was the first regularly-scheduled election held in Maryland following the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required direct election of Senators. However, a special election had been held in 1913 for Maryland's other Senate seat under the Amendment's requirement.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Edward C. Carrington Jr. (Republican)
  • Charles A. Develin (Socialist)
  • Richard Henry Holme (Prohibition)
  • V. Milton Reichard (Progressive)
  • Robert W. Stevens (Labor)
  • John Walter Smith, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Democratic)

Results

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1914 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Walter Smith (inc.) 110,204 50.99%
Republican Edward C. Carrington, Jr. 94,864 43.89%
Progressive V. Milton Reichard 3,697 1.71%
Socialist Charles A. Develin 3,255 1.51%
Prohibition Richard Henry Holme 3,144 1.46%
Labor Robert W. Stevens 969 0.45%
Total votes 216,133 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

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County John Walter Smith

Democratic

Edward C. Carrington, Jr.

Republican

V. Milton Reichard

Progressive

Charles A. Develin

Socialist

Other

Other

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # % # % # % # %
Allegany 3772 38.01% 5233 52.73% 110 1.11% 529 5.33% 281 2.83% -1461 -14.72% 9925
Anne Arundel 3371 51.51% 2935 44.85% 37 0.57% 96 1.47% 105 1.60% 436 6.66% 6544
Baltimore (City) 34167 40.20% 46157 54.31% 1804 2.12% 1509 1.78% 1354 1.59% -11990 -14.11% 84991
Baltimore (County) 12155 55.62% 8839 40.45% 316 1.45% 168 0.77% 376 1.72% 3316 15.17% 21854
Calvert 707 38.63% 1004 54.86% 11 0.60% 82 4.48% 26 1.42% -297 -16.23% 1830
Caroline 1665 49.54% 1576 46.89% 20 0.60% 14 0.42% 86 2.56% 89 2.65% 3361
Carroll 3522 49.01% 3257 45.32% 78 1.09% 40 0.56% 289 4.02% 265 3.69% 7186
Cecil 2269 52.01% 1926 44.14% 48 1.10% 26 0.60% 94 2.15% 343 7.86% 4363
Charles 1068 35.90% 1841 61.88% 15 0.50% 19 0.64% 32 1.08% -773 -25.98% 2975
Dorchester 2526 48.35% 2530 48.43% 42 0.80% 22 0.42% 104 1.99% -4 -0.08% 5224
Frederick 4841 46.28% 5193 49.64% 133 1.27% 123 1.18% 171 1.63% -352 -3.36% 10461
Garrett 860 29.74% 1802 62.31% 52 1.80% 104 3.60% 74 2.56% -942 -32.57% 2892
Harford 2473 53.40% 2015 43.51% 67 1.45% 24 0.52% 52 1.12% 458 9.89% 4631
Howard 1798 58.82% 1104 36.11% 31 1.01% 17 0.56% 107 3.50% 694 22.70% 3057
Kent 1849 52.68% 1557 44.36% 46 1.31% 15 0.43% 43 1.23% 292 8.32% 3510
Montgomery 3397 54.31% 2648 42.33% 45 0.72% 50 0.80% 115 1.84% 749 11.97% 6255
Prince George's 2795 52.81% 2236 42.24% 56 1.06% 88 1.66% 118 2.23% 559 10.56% 5293
Queen Anne's 1943 56.70% 1365 39.83% 27 0.79% 16 0.47% 76 2.22% 578 16.87% 3427
St. Mary's 1124 43.52% 1343 51.99% 22 0.85% 36 1.39% 58 2.25% -219 -8.48% 2583
Somerset 1408 38.91% 2082 57.53% 36 0.99% 15 0.41% 78 2.16% -674 -18.62% 3619
Talbot 1910 49.16% 1808 46.54% 43 1.11% 12 0.31% 112 2.88% 102 2.63% 3885
Washington 4347 46.30% 4125 43.93% 536 5.71% 274 2.92% 107 1.14% 222 2.36% 9389
Wicomico 2221 43.33% 2615 51.01% 88 1.72% 20 0.39% 182 3.55% -394 -7.69% 5126
Worcester 1733 45.57% 1956 51.43% 34 0.89% 7 0.18% 73 1.92% -223 -5.86% 3803
Total 97921 45.30% 107147 49.56% 3697 1.71% 3306 1.53% 4113 1.90% -9226 -4.27% 216184

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0125, Page 237 - Maryland Manual, 1914-15". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 237. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "1914 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2023.