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1952 United States Senate election in Maryland

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

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

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%  2.78
Democratic George P. Mahoney 406,370 48.82%  2.78
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.
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