1970 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings ran for re-election to a second term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican U.S. Representative J. Glenn Beall Jr.
Tydings had defeated Beall's father, Senator James Glenn Beall six years earlier. Tydings's own adoptive father Millard had served as senator as well as Beall Sr., making this a rare dynastic election between the sons of former senators.
As of 2024[update], this was the last time a Republican won the Class 1 Senate seat in Maryland.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Walter Gilchrist Finch, Baltimore patent lawyer
- George P. Mahoney, nominee for Governor in 1966
- Joseph Tydings, incumbent Senator
- Charles D. White
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Tydings (incumbent) | 242,874 | 52.68% | |
| Democratic | George P. Mahoney | 173,157 | 37.56% | |
| Democratic | Walter Gilchrist Finch | 33,361 | 7.24% | |
| Democratic | Charles D. White | 11,628 | 2.52% | |
| Total votes | 461,020 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- J. Glenn Beall Jr., U.S. Representative from Frostburg and son of former Senator J. Glenn Beall Sr.
- Wainwright Dawson
- Harry L. Simms
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Glenn Beall Jr. | 99,687 | 83.49% | |
| Republican | Harry L. Simms | 9,927 | 8.31% | |
| Republican | Wainwright Dawson | 9,786 | 8.20% | |
| Total votes | 119,400 | 100.00% | ||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Glenn Beall Jr. | 484,960 | 50.71% |  13.49
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| Democratic | Joseph Tydings (incumbent) | 460,422 | 48.14% |  14.64
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| American | Harvey Wilder | 10,988 | 1.15% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 956,370 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | J. Glenn Beall
Republican |
Joseph Tydings
Democratic |
Harvey Wilder
American |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 16432 | 64.96% | 8425 | 33.31% | 437 | 1.73% | 8007 | 31.66% | 25294 |
| Anne Arundel | 39649 | 60.54% | 24986 | 38.15% | 857 | 1.31% | 14663 | 22.39% | 65492 |
| Baltimore | 101631 | 57.17% | 74479 | 41.89% | 1668 | 0.94% | 27152 | 15.27% | 177778 |
| Baltimore City | 66552 | 33.47% | 128392 | 64.58% | 3876 | 1.95% | -61840 | -31.10% | 198820 |
| Calvert | 2854 | 56.68% | 2141 | 42.52% | 40 | 0.79% | 713 | 14.16% | 5035 |
| Caroline | 3034 | 70.79% | 1227 | 28.63% | 25 | 0.58% | 1807 | 42.16% | 4286 |
| Carroll | 12015 | 75.18% | 3804 | 23.80% | 163 | 1.02% | 8211 | 51.38% | 15982 |
| Cecil | 7527 | 63.67% | 4184 | 35.39% | 111 | 0.94% | 3343 | 28.28% | 11822 |
| Charles | 5828 | 58.50% | 4062 | 40.77% | 73 | 0.73% | 1766 | 17.73% | 9963 |
| Dorchester | 5119 | 69.81% | 2108 | 28.75% | 106 | 1.45% | 3011 | 41.06% | 7333 |
| Frederick | 14746 | 65.85% | 7375 | 32.93% | 272 | 1.21% | 7371 | 32.92% | 22393 |
| Garrett | 4701 | 78.93% | 1182 | 19.85% | 73 | 1.23% | 3519 | 59.08% | 5956 |
| Harford | 15405 | 60.27% | 9940 | 38.89% | 213 | 0.83% | 5465 | 21.38% | 25558 |
| Howard | 10097 | 61.95% | 6061 | 37.19% | 141 | 0.87% | 4036 | 24.76% | 16299 |
| Kent | 3502 | 65.37% | 1818 | 33.94% | 37 | 0.69% | 1684 | 31.44% | 5357 |
| Montgomery | 68020 | 43.08% | 88952 | 56.33% | 933 | 0.59% | -20932 | -13.26% | 157905 |
| Prince George's | 59385 | 46.01% | 68356 | 52.96% | 1327 | 1.03% | -8971 | -6.95% | 129068 |
| Queen Anne's | 3073 | 63.30% | 1753 | 36.11% | 29 | 0.60% | 1320 | 27.19% | 4855 |
| St. Mary's | 4298 | 54.38% | 3555 | 44.98% | 50 | 0.63% | 743 | 9.40% | 7903 |
| Somerset | 3995 | 68.37% | 1805 | 30.89% | 43 | 0.74% | 2190 | 37.48% | 5843 |
| Talbot | 4852 | 69.05% | 2143 | 30.50% | 32 | 0.46% | 2709 | 38.55% | 7027 |
| Washington | 19088 | 67.85% | 8611 | 30.61% | 435 | 1.55% | 10477 | 37.24% | 28134 |
| Wicomico | 9305 | 69.99% | 3883 | 29.21% | 106 | 0.80% | 5422 | 40.79% | 13294 |
| Worcester | 3852 | 75.93% | 1180 | 23.26% | 41 | 0.81% | 2672 | 52.67% | 5073 |
| Total | 484960 | 50.70% | 460422 | 48.14% | 11088 | 1.16% | 24538 | 2.57% | 956470 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Calvert
- Caroline
- Cecil
- Charles
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Queen Anne's
- St. Mary's
- Talbot
- Washington
- Wicomico
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0551 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 551. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0551 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 551. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 13.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0519 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 519. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1970 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. August 6, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
