1952 United States Senate election in Maryland

1952 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →
 
Nominee James Glenn Beall George P. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 449,823 406,370
Percentage 52.54% 47.46%

County results
Beall:      50–60%      60–70%
Mahoney:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Herbert O'Conor
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James Glenn Beall
Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert O'Conor chose not to seek re-election for a second term. Republican U.S. Representative James Glenn Beall defeated Democrat George P. Mahoney to win the open seat.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Mahoney 136,932 51.05%
Democratic Lansdale G. Sasscer 122,679 45.74%
Democratic Stephen Petticord 8,620 3.21%
Total votes 268,231 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • James Glenn Beall, U.S. Representative from Frostburg
  • Royden Addison Blunt
  • H. Grady Gore, lawyer and real estate investor
  • Thomas Hankinson
  • Herman L. Mills

Results

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1952 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall 54,045 52.85%
Republican H. Grady Gore 32,804 32.08%
Republican Royden Addison Blunt 7,298 7.14%
Republican Herman L. Mills 5,466 5.35%
Republican Thomas Hankinson 2,652 2.59%
Total votes 102,265 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Glenn Beall 449,823 51.18% Increase2.78
Democratic George P. Mahoney 406,370 48.82% Decrease2.78
Total votes 856,193 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Results by county

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County J. Glenn Beall

Republican

George P. Mahoney

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # %
Allegany 20830 61.85% 12531 37.21% 8299 24.64% 33679
Anne Arundel 20359 56.38% 15649 43.34% 4710 13.04% 36110
Baltimore (City) 145827 44.45% 180378 54.98% -34551 -10.53% 328102
Baltimore (County) 71543 56.26% 55476 43.62% 16067 12.63% 127166
Calvert 2541 51.47% 2356 47.72% 185 3.75% 4937
Caroline 3696 54.86% 3024 44.89% 672 9.97% 6737
Carroll 10764 66.11% 5474 33.62% 5290 32.49% 16281
Cecil 5700 49.00% 5895 50.68% -195 -1.68% 11632
Charles 3757 50.15% 3683 49.16% 74 0.99% 7492
Dorchester 4994 50.83% 4808 48.94% 186 1.89% 9824
Frederick 14981 67.67% 7067 31.92% 7914 35.75% 22138
Garrett 4869 68.58% 2210 31.13% 2659 37.45% 7100
Harford 9064 54.31% 7575 45.39% 1489 8.92% 16690
Howard 4928 55.15% 3981 44.56% 947 10.60% 8935
Kent 3038 51.73% 2752 46.86% 286 4.87% 5873
Montgomery 44293 60.51% 28765 39.30% 15528 21.21% 73194
Prince George's 33103 52.91% 29365 46.94% 3738 5.97% 62562
Queen Anne's 2714 43.18% 3544 56.39% -830 -13.21% 6285
St. Mary's 3537 45.89% 4122 53.48% -585 -7.59% 7707
Somerset 3803 49.45% 3887 50.55% -84 -1.09% 7690
Talbot 4832 59.02% 3326 40.63% 1506 18.40% 8187
Washington 18042 60.37% 11729 39.24% 6313 21.12% 29887
Wicomico 8461 59.35% 5763 40.43% 2698 18.93% 14255
Worcester 4147 57.69% 3010 41.87% 1137 15.82% 7189
Total 449823 52.33% 406370 47.27% 43453 5.05% 859652

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0331 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 331. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 5 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0331 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 331. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 5 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0306 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 306. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "1952 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2023.