1958 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1958 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1958.

1958 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 4, 1958
 
Nominee James Glenn Beall Thomas D'Alesandro
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 384,931 367,142
Percentage 51.18% 48.82

County results
Beall:      50–60%      60–70%
D'Alesandro:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Senator James Glenn Beall narrowly defeated Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro for re-election to a second term. Beall's victory came despite a national landslide for Senate Democrats.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall 50,754 91.00%
Republican Henry J. Lague 5,017 9.00%
Total votes 55,771 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas D'Alesandro 125,408 34.71%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 119,796 33.15%
Democratic James Cabell Bruce 53,365 14.77%
Democratic Clarence D. Long 47,290 13.09%
Democratic Alden A. Potter 6,194 1.71%
Democratic William F. Fadler Jr. 4,822 1.33%
Democratic Andrew J. Easter 4,476 1.24%
Total votes 361,351 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Glenn Beall 384,931 51.18% 1.36
Democratic Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. 367,142 48.82% 1.36
Total votes 752,073 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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