1940 United States Senate election in Maryland

1940 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 5, 1940

Nominee George L. P. Radcliffe Harry Nice Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 394,239 203,912 Percentage 64.74% 33.48%

U.S. senator before election George L. P. Radcliffe Democratic Elected U.S. Senator George L. P. Radcliffe Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1940.

Incumbent Democratic Senator George L. P. Radcliffe was re-elected to a second term in office, fending off an intra-party challenge from businessman Howard Bruce and easily winning the general election over Republican ex-Governor Harry Nice.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Howard Bruce, Baltimore County industrialist
• Vincent L. Gierttoski
• George L. P. Radcliffe, incumbent Senator since 1935

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George L. P. Radcliffe (inc.)	175,857	64.11%
	Democratic	Howard Bruce	95,757	34.91%
	Democratic	Vincent L. Gierttoski	2,695	0.98%
Total votes			274,309	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• William Frederick Broening, former Mayor of Baltimore from 1919–23 and 1927–31
• Harry Nice, former Governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939

Results

1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Nice	48,414	60.61%
	Republican	William Frederick Broening	31,468	39.39%
Total votes			79,882	100.00%

General election

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Maryland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George L. P. Radcliffe (inc.)	394,239	64.74%	8.64
	Republican	Harry Nice	203,912	33.48%	8.47
	Socialist	Edwin B. Abbott	4,204	0.69%	0.60
	Independent	David L. Elliot	3,423	0.56%	N/A
	Labor	Robert Kadish	1,848	0.30%	0.11
Total votes			607,626	100.00%