1926 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1926 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 2, 1926

Nominee Millard Tydings Ovington Weller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,410 140,695 Percentage 57.51% 41.41%

County results Weller:      50–60%      60–70% Tydings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Ovington Weller Republican Elected U.S. Senator Millard Tydings Democratic

The 1926 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ovington Weller ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was beaten badly by Democratic U.S. Representative Millard Tydings of Havre de Grace.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
• Ovington Weller, incumbent Senator since 1921

Results

1926 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ovington Weller (inc.)	39,760	52.01%
	Republican	John Philip Hill	36,687	47.99%
Total votes			76,447	100.00%

General election

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in Maryland^[3]^[4]^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Millard Tydings	195,410	57.51%
	Republican	Ovington Weller (inc.)	140,695	41.41%
	Socialist	William A. Toole	3,659	1.08%
Total votes			339,764	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

County	Millard E. Tydings Democratic		Ovington E. Weller Republican		William A. Toole Socialist		Margin		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	6249	40.37%	8964	57.90%	268	1.73%	-2715	-17.54%	15481
Anne Arundel	6276	55.69%	4911	43.58%	82	0.73%	1365	12.11%	11269
Baltimore (City)	94047	62.23%	54827	36.28%	2245	1.49%	39220	25.95%	151119
Baltimore (County)	14581	63.23%	8283	35.92%	198	0.86%	6298	27.31%	23062
Calvert	1281	46.72%	1444	52.66%	17	0.62%	-163	-5.94%	2742
Caroline	2760	56.01%	2141	43.45%	27	0.55%	619	12.56%	4928
Carroll	5230	51.68%	4848	47.91%	42	0.42%	382	3.77%	10120
Cecil	3634	55.45%	2862	43.67%	58	0.88%	772	11.78%	6554
Charles	1257	39.16%	1937	60.34%	16	0.50%	-680	-21.18%	3210
Dorchester	3685	51.83%	3380	47.54%	45	0.63%	305	4.29%	7110
Frederick	7769	49.12%	7954	50.29%	93	0.59%	-185	-1.17%	15816
Garrett	1182	32.46%	2419	66.44%	40	1.10%	-1237	-33.97%	3641
Harford	4847	61.04%	3048	38.38%	46	0.58%	1799	22.65%	7941
Howard	3294	60.41%	2120	38.88%	39	0.72%	1174	21.53%	5453
Kent	2819	60.21%	1843	39.36%	20	0.43%	976	20.85%	4682
Montgomery	6632	53.95%	5589	45.46%	72	0.59%	1043	8.48%	12293
Prince George's	6098	54.49%	4989	44.58%	105	0.94%	1109	9.91%	11192
Queen Anne's	2936	70.58%	1211	29.11%	13	0.31%	1725	41.47%	4160
St. Mary's	1980	58.18%	1398	41.08%	25	0.73%	582	17.10%	3403
Somerset	2618	45.36%	3139	54.38%	15	0.26%	-521	-9.03%	5772
Talbot	3028	59.09%	2075	40.50%	21	0.41%	953	18.60%	5124
Washington	5689	46.32%	6480	52.76%	112	0.91%	-791	-6.44%	12281
Wicomico	4312	59.17%	2948	40.45%	28	0.38%	1364	18.72%	7288
Worcester	3206	72.48%	1185	26.79%	32	0.72%	2021	45.69%	4423
Total	195410	57.63%	139995	41.29%	3659	1.08%	55415	16.34%	339064

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Anne Arundel
• Baltimore (City)
• Carroll
• Prince George's
• St. Mary's
• Washington

See also

• 1926 United States Senate elections
• 1926 United States elections

References

1. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0137, Page 0245 - Maryland Manual, 1926". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 245. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
2. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 14, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
3. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0137, Page 0252 - Maryland Manual, 1926". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 252. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
4. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
5. "1926 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.