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. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Maryland Secretary of State George L. P. Radcliffe defeated former Senator Joseph I. France.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Joseph I. France, former U.S. Senator from 1917 to 1923
- John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- C. Wilbur Miller
Results
| 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
Candidates
- William Milnes Maloy, candidate for governor in 1926
- George L. P. Radcliffe, Maryland Secretary of State
Results
| 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
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 Democrat
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Caroline
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Harford
- Kent
- Montgomery
- Prince George's
- Somerset
- Talbot
- Wicomico
- Worcester
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
