1940 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1940 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1940.
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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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
| American Labor | Robert Kadish | 1,848 | 0.30% | 0.11 | |
| Communist | Albert E. Blumberg | 1,349 | 0.22% | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 607,626 | 100.00% | |||
References
- "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "1940 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0159, Page 0325 - Maryland Manual, 1940-41". msa.maryland.gov.
- "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2020.
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