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1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Joseph D. Tydings James Glenn Beall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 678,649 402,393
Percentage 62.78% 37.22%

County results
Tydings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Beall:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph D. Tydings
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican Senator James Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democratic former State Representative Joseph D. Tydings in a landslide.

Tydings was the adopted son of former Senator Millard Tydings.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1964 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 68,930 59.79%
Republican James P. Gleason 35,645 30.92%
Republican William A. Albaugh 8,352 7.24%
Republican Henry J. Lague 2,370 2.06%
Total votes 115,297 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Results

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1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph D. Tydings 279,564 59.08%
Democratic Louis L. Goldstein 155,086 32.77%
Democratic John J. Harbaugh 22,665 4.79%
Democratic Morgan Amiamo 15,921 3.36%
Total votes 473,236 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph D. Tydings 678,649 62.78% Increase13.96
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 402,393 37.22% Decrease13.96
Total votes 1,081,042 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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County Joseph D. Tydings

Democratic

J. Glenn Beall

Republican

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # %
Allegany 14402 44.46% 17994 55.54% -3592 -11.09% 32396
Anne Arundel 35846 57.42% 26585 42.58% 9261 14.83% 62431
Baltimore 116269 60.52% 75849 39.48% 40420 21.04% 192118
Baltimore City 218520 71.92% 85318 28.08% 133202 43.84% 303838
Calvert 2664 56.05% 2089 43.95% 575 12.10% 4753
Caroline 3514 59.10% 2432 40.90% 1082 18.20% 5946
Carroll 8045 49.17% 8318 50.83% -273 -1.67% 16363
Cecil 7738 61.59% 4825 38.41% 2913 23.19% 12563
Charles 6049 63.43% 3488 36.57% 2561 26.85% 9537
Dorchester 4425 49.50% 4514 50.50% -89 -1.00% 8939
Frederick 12400 53.53% 10766 46.47% 1634 7.05% 23166
Garrett 2650 38.51% 4232 61.49% -1582 -22.99% 6882
Harford 15475 66.30% 7867 33.70% 7608 32.59% 23342
Howard 8083 54.78% 6673 45.22% 1410 9.56% 14756
Kent 3443 58.78% 2414 41.22% 1029 17.57% 5857
Montgomery 93878 61.28% 59311 38.72% 34567 22.56% 153189
Prince George's 80726 65.00% 43472 35.00% 37254 30.00% 124198
Queen Anne's 3778 66.93% 1867 33.07% 1911 33.85% 5645
St. Mary's 5234 64.28% 2908 35.72% 2326 28.57% 8142
Somerset 3170 46.71% 3617 53.29% -447 -6.59% 6787
Talbot 4305 56.17% 3359 43.83% 946 12.34% 7664
Washington 17631 55.29% 14258 44.71% 3373 10.58% 31889
Wicomico 7641 51.56% 7178 48.44% 463 3.12% 14819
Worcester 2763 47.46% 3059 52.54% -296 -5.08% 5822
Total 678649 62.78% 402393 37.22% 276256 25.55% 1081042

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 489. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 19 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 489. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 19 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0172, Page 0478 - Maryland Manual, 1965-66". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 478. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "1964 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2023.