1914 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1914 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1914. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Walter Smith was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Edward Carrington Jr.

1914 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 2, 1914
 
Nominee John Walter Smith Edward Carrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 110,204 94,864
Percentage 50.99% 43.89%

U.S. senator before election

John Walter Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Walter Smith
Democratic

This was the first regularly-scheduled election held in Maryland following the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required direct election of Senators. However, a special election had been held in 1913 for Maryland's other Senate seat under the Amendment's requirement.

General election

Candidates

  • Edward C. Carrington Jr. (Republican)
  • Charles A. Develin (Socialist)
  • Richard Henry Holme (Prohibition)
  • V. Milton Reichard (Progressive)
  • Robert W. Stevens (Labor)
  • John Walter Smith, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Democratic)

Results

1914 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Walter Smith (inc.) 110,204 50.99%
Republican Edward C. Carrington, Jr. 94,864 43.89%
Progressive V. Milton Reichard 3,697 1.71%
Socialist Charles A. Develin 3,255 1.51%
Prohibition Richard Henry Holme 3,144 1.46%
Labor Robert W. Stevens 969 0.45%
Total votes 216,133 100.00%
Democratic hold

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