1950 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by Republican John Marshall Butler.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John A. Meyer, former U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- Hugh J. Monaghan II
- Millard Tydings, incumbent Senator since 1927
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 172,577 | 66.30% | |
| Democratic | Hugh J. Monaghan II | 47,718 | 18.33% | |
| Democratic | John A. Meyer | 40,015 | 15.37% | |
| Total votes | 260,310 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Marshall Butler, Baltimore attorney
- D. John Markey, former University of Maryland football coach and candidate for Senate in 1946
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Marshall Butler | 32,902 | 48.61% | |
| Republican | D. John Markey | 34,791 | 51.40% | |
| Total votes | 47,136 | 100.00% | ||
Although Markey received more raw votes than Butler, Butler received the highest unit vote at the State Convention and was nominated for Senate.[2]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Marshall Butler | 326,291 | 53.00% | |||
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 283,180 | 46.00% | |||
| Progressive | Samuel Fox | 6,143 | 1.00% | |||
| Total votes | 615,614 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 18, 1950".
- ^ a b c "Maryland Manual - United States Senator" (PDF). p. 332.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 18, 1950".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950".
- ^ "1950 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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